27He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’c;r and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’d”s
28“You have answered correctly,” Jesus replied. “Do this and you will live.”t
29But he wanted to justify himself,u so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
Read more Explain verse
Luke 10:27–29 — English Standard Version (ESV)
27And he answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.” 28And he said to him, “You have answered correctly; do this, and you will live.”
29But he, desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
Luke 10:27–29 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
27And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself. 28And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live. 29But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?
Luke 10:27–29 — New Living Translation (NLT)
27The man answered, “‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your strength, and all your mind.’ And, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”
28“Right!” Jesus told him. “Do this and you will live!”
29The man wanted to justify his actions, so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
Luke 10:27–29 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
27So he answered and said, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind,’ and ‘your neighbor as yourself.’”
28And He said to him, “You have answered rightly; do this and you will live.”
29But he, wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
Luke 10:27–29 — New Century Version (NCV)
27The man answered, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your strength, and all your mind.” Also, “Love your neighbor as you love yourself.”
28Jesus said to him, “Your answer is right. Do this and you will live.”
29But the man, wanting to show the importance of his question, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
Luke 10:27–29 — American Standard Version (ASV)
27And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbor as thyself. 28And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live. 29But he, desiring to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbor?
Luke 10:27–29 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
27But he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thine understanding; and thy neighbour as thyself. 28And he said to him, Thou hast answered right: this do and thou shalt live. 29But he, desirous of justifying himself, said to Jesus, And who is my neighbour?
Luke 10:27–29 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
27He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind. And love your neighbor as you love yourself.’”
28Jesus told him, “You’re right! Do this, and life will be yours.”
29But the man wanted to justify his question. So he asked Jesus, “Who is my neighbor?”
Luke 10:27–29 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
27He answered:
Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.
28“You’ve answered correctly,” He told him. “Do this and you will live.”
29But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
Luke 10:27–29 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
27He answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.” 28And he said to him, “You have given the right answer; do this, and you will live.”
29But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
Luke 10:27–29 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
27And he answered and said, “You shall love the Lord your God from all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.” 28And he said to him, “You have answered correctly. Do this and you will live.”
29But he, wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
Luke 10:27–29 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
27He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul. Love him with all your strength and with all your mind.’ And, ‘Love your neighbor as you love yourself.’”
28“You have answered correctly,” Jesus replied. “Do that, and you will live.”
29But the man wanted to make himself look good. So he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
Luke 10:27–29 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
27And he answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.”
28And He said to him, “You have answered correctly; do this and you will live.”
29But wishing to justify himself, he said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
A service of Logos Bible Software
Get beautiful Bible art delivered to your inbox. We’ll send you a new verse every day to download or share.
