Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [Luke: Chapter 10].
(quoted by Jesus from De 6:16 in Mt 4:7; Lu 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 poi•sas z••n ai•niou kl•ronom•s•;\).
Literally, "By doing what shall I inherit eternal life?" Note the
emphasis on "doing" (\poi•sas\). The form of his question shows a
wrong idea as to how to get it. {Eternal life} (\z••n ai•nion\)
is endless life as in John's Gospel (Joh 16:9; 18:18,30) and in
Mt 25:46, which see.
10:26 {How readest thou?} (\p•s anagin•skeis;\). As a lawyer it
was his business to know the facts in the law and the proper
interpretation of the law. See on ¯Lu 7:30 about \nomikos\
(lawyer). The rabbis had a formula, "What readest thou?"
10:27 {And he answering} (\ho de apokritheis\). First aorist
participle, no longer passive in idea. The lawyer's answer is
first from the _Shema_ (De 6:3; 11:13) which was written on the
phylacteries. The second part is from Le 19:18 and shows that
the lawyer knew the law. At a later time Jesus himself in the
temple gives a like summary of the law to a lawyer (Mr 12:28-34;
Mt 22:34-40) who wanted to catch Jesus by his question. There is
no difficulty in the two incidents. God is to be loved with all
of man's four powers (heart, soul, strength, mind) here as in Mr
12:30.
10:28 {Thou hast answered right} (\orth•s apekrith•s\). First
aorist passive indicative second singular with the adverb
\orth•s\. The answer was correct so far as the words went. In Mr
12:34 Jesus commends the scribe for agreeing to his
interpretation of the first and the second commandments. That
scribe was "not far from the kingdom of God," but this lawyer was
"tempting" Jesus. {Do this and thou shalt live} (\touto poiei kai
z•s•i\). Present imperative (keep on doing this forever) and the
future indicative middle as a natural result. There was only one
trouble with the lawyer's answer. No one ever did or ever can
"do" what the law lays down towards God and man always. To slip
once is to fail. So Jesus put the problem squarely up to the
lawyer who wanted to know {by doing what}. Of course, if he kept
the law {perfectly always}, he would inherit eternal life.
10:29 {Desiring to justify himself} (\thel•n dikai•sai heauton\).
The lawyer saw at once that he had convicted himself of asking a
question that he already knew. In his embarrassment he asks
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