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Luke 10:25

In Luke 10 of Luke.

And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “and” (καὶ) before saying here.

ΚαὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἰδοὺidoubeholdἰδούparticle — “behold”G2400See! Lo! Behold! Look!.beholdνομικόςnomikoslawyerνομικόςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “lawyer”, the subject formG3544(a) adj: connected with law, about law, (b) noun: a lawyer, one learned in the Law, one learned in the Old Testament.lawyerτιςtisoneτιςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “one”, the subject formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.ἀνέστηanestēstood upἀνίστημι (anistēmi)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “stood up”, a single actionG450I raise up, set up; I rise from among (the) dead; I arise, appear.stood upἐκπειράζωνekpeirazōntemptedἐκπειράζω (ekpeirazō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “tempted”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1598I put to the test, make trial of, tempt, try.temptedαὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himλέγωνlegōnsayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “saying”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.sayingΔιδάσκαλεdidaskaleMasterδιδάσκαλος (didaskalos)noun, vocative, singular, masculine — “Master”, the calling formG1320a teacher, master.Masterτίtiwhatτίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “what”, the object formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “what”.whatποιήσαςpoiēsasshall I doποιέω (poieō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “shall I do”, a single actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.shall I doζωὴνzōēnlifeζωή (zōē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “life”, the object formG2222life, both of physical (present) and of spiritual (particularly future) existence.lifeαἰώνιονaiōnioneternalαἰώνιος (aiōnios)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “eternal”, the object formG166age-long, and therefore: practically eternal, unending; partaking of the character of that which lasts for an age, as contrasted with that which is brief and fleeting.This verse uses “eternal”.κληρονομήσωklēronomēsōto inheritκληρονομέω (klēronomeō)verb, future active indicative, 1st person singular — “to inherit”, an action still aheadG2816I inherit, obtain (possess) by inheritance, acquire.This verse uses “inherit”.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And lo, a certain lawyer stood up, trying him, and saying, 'Teacher, what having done, life age-during shall I inherit?'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and made trial of him, saying, Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?

Young’s Literal Translation

And lo, a certain lawyer stood up, trying him, and saying, 'Teacher, what having done, life age-during shall I inherit?'

World English Bible

Behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested him, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”

Darby Translation

And behold, a certain lawyer stood up tempting him, and saying, Teacher, having done what, shall I inherit life eternal?

Douay-Rheims

And behold a certain lawyer stood up, tempting him, and saying, Master, what must I do to possess eternal life?

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