Luke 10:27

27 And he answered [and] said, "You shall love the Lord your God from all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself."

Luke 10:27 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 10:27

And he answering said, thou shalt love the Lord thy God,
&c.] This was part of their phylacteries, which they recited every day; (See Gill on Matthew 22:37) (See Gill on Matthew 22:39) (See Gill on Mark 12:28) (See Gill on Mark 12:29)

Luke 10:27 In-Context

25 And behold, a certain legal expert stood up to test him, saying, "Teacher, what must I do so that I will inherit eternal life?"

26 And he said to him, "What is written in the law? How do you read [it]?"

27 And he answered [and] said, "You shall love the Lord your God from all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself."

28 And he said to him, "You have answered correctly. Do this and you will live."

29 But he, wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?"

Footnotes

• [a] *Here "[and]" is supplied because the previous participle ("answered") has been translated as a finite verb
• [b] A quotation from Deut 6:5
• [c] A quotation from Lev 19:18