25 Once an expert in religious law stood up and tried to trap Jesus. "Teacher," he asked, "What do I have to do to gain eternal life?"

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

27 "You shall love the Lord your God with your whole heart, and your whole spirit, and your whole strength, and your whole mind; and love your neighbor as yourself,"* the man replied.

28 "You're right," Jesus told him. "Do this, and you will live."