Luke 10:25-29

Luke 10:25-29

[25] And,  behold,  a certain  lawyer  stood up,  and  tempted  him,  saying,  Master,  what  shall I do  to inherit  eternal  life?  [26] He said  unto  him,  What  is written  in  the law?  how  readest thou?  [27] And  he answering  said,  Thou shalt love  the Lord  God  with  all  heart,  and  with  all  soul,  and  with  all  strength,  and  with  all  mind;  and  neighbour  as  thyself.  [28] And  he said  unto him,  Thou hast answered  right:  do,  and  thou shalt live.  [29] But  he, willing  to justify  himself,  said  unto  Jesus,  And  who  neighbour? 

What does Luke 10:25-29 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

The incident that Mark recorded in Mark 12:28-34 is quite similar to this one, but the differences in the accounts point to two separate situations. In view of the question at stake it is easy to see how people might have asked it of Jesus many different times. Furthermore this particular question was of great concern to the scribes, who studied the law professionally. The fact that the Holy Spirit recorded the same lesson twice in Scripture is a testimony to His greatness as a teacher since great teachers deliberately repeat themselves.
". . . in the first century A.D. in Palestine the only way of publishing great thoughts was to go on repeating them in talk or sermons." [1]