And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”
We have here Christ's discourse with a lawyer about some points of conscience, which we are all concerned to be rightly informed in and are so here from Christ though the questions were proposed with no good intention. I. We are concerned to know what that good is which we should do in this life, in order to our attaining eternal life.
Commenting on Luke 10:25-37
And behold a certain lawyer stood up,.... From his seat, having been hearing Christ preach, very likely, in some synagogue; when and where this was, is not certain. The Syriac, Persic, and Ethiopic versions call this man a Scribe; and a lawyer and a Scribe were the same, as appears from Mat 22:35 compared with Mar 12:28 and tempted him; or tried him whether he...
Verse 25. A certain lawyer. One who professed to be well skilled in the laws of Moses; and whose business it was to explain them. Stood up. Rose--came forward to address him. Tempted him. Feigned a desire to be instructed, but did it to perplex him, or to lead him, if possible, to contradict some of the maxims of the law. Inherit eternal life. Be saved.