25 Then  * an expert in the law  * stood up to test  * him, saying, "Teacher,  * what must I do to inherit eternal life? "  *

26 "What is written in the law? " he asked him. "How do you read it? "

27 He answered, "Love the Lord your God*with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind,"* and "your neighbor as yourself."*,*

28 "You’ve answered correctly," he told him. "Do this and you will live."*