Luke 10:26
New International Version
“What is written in the Law?” he replied. “How do you read it?”

New Living Translation
Jesus replied, “What does the law of Moses say? How do you read it?”

English Standard Version
He said to him, “What is written in the Law? How do you read it?”

Berean Standard Bible
“What is written in the Law?” Jesus replied. “How do you read it?”

Berean Literal Bible
And He said to him, "What has been written in the Law? How do you read it?"

King James Bible
He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?

New King James Version
He said to him, “What is written in the law? What is your reading of it?

New American Standard Bible
And He said to him, “What is written in the Law? How does it read to you?”

NASB 1995
And He said to him, “What is written in the Law? How does it read to you?”

NASB 1977
And He said to him, “What is written in the Law? How does it read to you?”

Legacy Standard Bible
And He said to him, “What is written in the Law? How do you read it?”

Amplified Bible
Jesus said to him, “What is written in the Law? How do you read it?”

Christian Standard Bible
“What is written in the law? ” he asked him. “How do you read it? ”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
“What is written in the law?” He asked him. “How do you read it?”

American Standard Version
And he said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?

Contemporary English Version
Jesus answered, "What is written in the Scriptures? How do you understand them?"

English Revised Version
And he said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Jesus answered him, "What is written in Moses' Teachings? What do you read there?"

Good News Translation
Jesus answered him, "What do the Scriptures say? How do you interpret them?"

International Standard Version
Jesus answered him, "What is written in the Law? What do you read there?"

Majority Standard Bible
“What is written in the Law?” Jesus replied. “How do you read it?”

NET Bible
He said to him, "What is written in the law? How do you understand it?"

New Heart English Bible
He said to him, "What is written in the Law? How do you read it?"

Webster's Bible Translation
He said to him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?

Weymouth New Testament
"Go to the Law," said Jesus; "what is written there? how does it read?"

World English Bible
He said to him, “What is written in the law? How do you read it?”
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And He said to him, “In the Law what has been written? How do you read [it]?”

Berean Literal Bible
And He said to him, "What has been written in the Law? How do you read it?"

Young's Literal Translation
And he said unto him, 'In the law what hath been written? how dost thou read?'

Smith's Literal Translation
And he said to him, What has been written in the law? how readest thou?
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
But he said to him: What is written in the law? how readest thou?

Catholic Public Domain Version
But he said to him: “What is written in the law? How do you read it?”

New American Bible
Jesus said to him, “What is written in the law? How do you read it?”

New Revised Standard Version
He said to him, “What is written in the law? What do you read there?”
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Jesus said to him, What is written in the law? how do you read it?

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
But Yeshua said to him, “How is it written in the law? How do you read it?”
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
He said to him: What is written in the law? How do you read?

Godbey New Testament
He said to him, What has been written in the law? how do you read it?

Haweis New Testament
And he said unto him, What is written in the law? How readest thou?

Mace New Testament
to whom he answered, how does the law run in that case? what do you find?

Weymouth New Testament
"Go to the Law," said Jesus; "what is written there? how does it read?"

Worrell New Testament
And He said to him, "What has been written in the law? How do you read?"

Worsley New Testament
He said to him, What is written in the law? How readest thou there?

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Parable of the Good Samaritan
25One day an expert in the law stood up to test Him. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 26“What is written in the Law?” Jesus replied. “How do you read it?” 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’ and ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ ”…

Cross References
Matthew 22:36-40
“Teacher, which commandment is the greatest in the Law?” / Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ / This is the first and greatest commandment. ...

Mark 12:28-31
Now one of the scribes had come up and heard their debate. Noticing how well Jesus had answered them, he asked Him, “Which commandment is the most important of all?” / Jesus replied, “This is the most important: ‘Hear O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One. / Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ ...

Deuteronomy 6:5
And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.

Leviticus 19:18
Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against any of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.

Romans 13:8-10
Be indebted to no one, except to one another in love. For he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law. / The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” / Love does no wrong to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.

Galatians 5:14
The entire law is fulfilled in a single decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”

James 2:8
If you really fulfill the royal law stated in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well.

Matthew 19:16-19
Just then a man came up to Jesus and inquired, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to obtain eternal life?” / “Why do you ask Me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.” / “Which ones?” the man asked. Jesus answered, “‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness, ...

Mark 10:17-19
As Jesus started on His way, a man ran up and knelt before Him. “Good Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” / “Why do you call Me good?” Jesus replied. “No one is good except God alone. / You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness, do not cheat others, honor your father and mother.’”

Romans 10:5
For concerning the righteousness that is by the law, Moses writes: “The man who does these things will live by them.”

Galatians 3:12
The law, however, is not based on faith; on the contrary, “The man who does these things will live by them.”

1 John 4:21
And we have this commandment from Him: Whoever loves God must love his brother as well.

Exodus 20:1-17
And God spoke all these words: / “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. / You shall have no other gods before Me. ...

Deuteronomy 30:11-14
For this commandment I give you today is not too difficult for you or beyond your reach. / It is not in heaven, that you should need to ask, ‘Who will ascend into heaven to get it for us and proclaim it, that we may obey it?’ / And it is not beyond the sea, that you should need to ask, ‘Who will cross the sea to get it for us and proclaim it, that we may obey it?’ ...

Nehemiah 8:8
So they read from the Book of the Law of God, explaining it and giving insight, so that the people could understand what was being read.


Treasury of Scripture

He said to him, What is written in the law? how read you?

Isaiah 8:20
To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.

Romans 3:19
Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.

Romans 4:14-16
For if they which are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of none effect: …

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Luke 10
1. Jesus sends out at once seventy disciples to work miracles, and to preach;
13. pronounces a woe against certain cities.
17. The seventy return with joy;
18. he shows them wherein to rejoice,
21. and thanks his Father for his grace;
23. magnifies the happy estate of his church;
25. teaches the lawyer how to attain eternal life,
30. and tells the parable of the good Samaritan;
38. reprimands Martha, and commends Mary her sister.














What is written in the Law?
This phrase begins with a question posed by Jesus, emphasizing the importance of the Scriptures as the ultimate authority. The Greek word for "written" is "γέγραπται" (gegraptai), which implies something that has been permanently recorded. This highlights the enduring and unchanging nature of God's Word. The "Law" refers to the Torah, the first five books of the Old Testament, which were central to Jewish life and religious practice. By directing the lawyer to the Law, Jesus underscores the necessity of grounding one's understanding and actions in the divine revelation given through Moses.

How do you read it?
Here, Jesus asks for the lawyer's interpretation, which is significant because it acknowledges the role of personal engagement with Scripture. The Greek word for "read" is "ἀναγινώσκεις" (anaginōskeis), which means to know again or to recognize. This suggests that reading Scripture is not merely a passive activity but involves active recognition and understanding. Jesus is inviting the lawyer to reflect deeply on the meaning and implications of the Law, encouraging a thoughtful and discerning approach to God's Word. This question also implies that while the Scriptures are clear, they require careful and prayerful consideration to be rightly understood and applied.

Verse 26. - He said unto him, What is written in the Law? The Lord replied, perhaps pointing to one of the phylacteries which the lawyer wore on his forehead and wrist. These phylacteries were little leather boxes (the dimensions of these varied from the size of an ordinary hazelnut, to that of a large walnut, and even in some cases much larger). In these leather boxes were little parchment rolls containing certain texts from the Pentateuch. Certainly the first of the two great rules, that concerning God, was one of these texts (Deuteronomy 6:5); possibly, but not certainly, the second concerning the neighbour formed another text.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
“What
τί (ti)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's 5101: Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.

is written
γέγραπται (gegraptai)
Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1125: A primary verb; to 'grave', especially to write; figuratively, to describe.

in
Ἐν (En)
Preposition
Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

the
τῷ (tō)
Article - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Law?”
νόμῳ (nomō)
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3551: From a primary nemo; law, genitive case, specially, (including the volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively.

[Jesus] replied.
εἶπεν (eipen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

“How
πῶς (pōs)
Adverb
Strong's 4459: Adverb from the base of pou; an interrogative particle of manner; in what way?; also as exclamation, how much!

do you read [it]?”
ἀναγινώσκεις (anaginōskeis)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's 314: To read, know again, know certainly, recognize, discern. From ana and ginosko; to know again, i.e. to read.


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