Robertson Word Pictures - Luke 10:25 - 10:25

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And tempted him (ekpeirazōn auton). Present active participle, conative idea, trying to tempt him. There is no “and” in the Greek. He “stood up (anestē, ingressive second aorist active) trying to tempt him.” Peirazō is a late form of peiraō and ekpeirazō apparently only in the lxx, and N.T. (quoted by Jesus from Deu 6:16 in Mat 4:7; Luk 4:12 against Satan). Here and 1Co 10:9. The spirit of this lawyer was evil. He wanted to entrap Jesus if possible.

What shall I do to inherit eternal life? (Ti poiēsas zōēn aiōniou klēronomēsō̱). Literally, “By doing what shall I inherit eternal life?” Note the emphasis on “doing” (poiēsas). The form of his question shows a wrong idea as to how to get it.

Eternal life (zōēn aiōnion) is endless life as in John’s Gospel (Joh 16:9; Joh 18:18, Joh 18:30) and in Mat 25:46, which see note.