Luke 10:25 meaning and explanation

One day an expert in the law stood up to test Him. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”

Luke 10:25, Berean Standard Bible

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An expert in the law, a trained interpreter of the Mosaic Law, stands up in a public setting to test Jesus with a question about inheriting eternal life. His wording frames eternal life as something to be earned, and Luke tells us his motive was to test rather than to learn.

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