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25 And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?"
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On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
26 He said to him, "What is written in the Law? How do you read it?"
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“What is written in the Law?” he replied. “How do you read it?”
27 And 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."
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He 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.’ ”
28 And he said to him, "You have answered correctly; do this, and you will live."
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“You have answered correctly,” Jesus replied. “Do this and you will live.”
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