Luke 10:26

26 And he said to him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?

Luke 10:26 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 10:26

What is written in the law?
&c.] Christ, with great propriety, sends him to the law, to see and observe what was written there, what are the terms and conditions of life, as fixed there; partly, because this man, by his office and character, was an interpreter of the law; and partly, because his question was, what shall I do?

how readest thou?
in the law, every day; referring to the "Keriat Shema", the reading of the Shema, i.e. those words in ( Deuteronomy 6:4 ) , &c, "Hear, O Israel" morning and evening ^F9 as appears by his answer

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FOOTNOTES:

F9 Vid. Misn. Beracot, c. 1. sect. 1, 2.

Luke 10:26 In-Context

24 For I say to you that many prophets and kings have desired to see the things which ye behold, and did not see [them]; and to hear the things which ye hear, and did not hear [them].

25 And behold, a certain lawyer stood up tempting him, and saying, Teacher, having done what, shall I inherit life eternal?

26 And he said to him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?

27 But 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.

28 And he said to him, Thou hast answered right: this do and thou shalt live.