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Source language
Original Greek   
Καὶ ἰδοὺ νομικός τις ἀνέστη ἐκπειράζων ⸀αὐτὸν λέγων· Διδάσκαλε, τί ποιήσας ζωὴν αἰώνιον κληρονομήσω;
Greek - Transliteration via code library   
Kai idou nomikos tis aneste ekpeirazon rauton legon* Didaskale, ti poiesas zoen aionion kleronomeso;

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
et ecce quidam legis peritus surrexit temptans illum et dicens magister quid faciendo vitam aeternam possidebo

King James Variants
American King James Version   
And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
King James 2000 (out of print)   
And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tested him, saying, Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
Authorized (King James) Version   
And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
New King James Version   
And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested Him, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”
21st Century King James Version   
And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested Him, saying, “Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”

Other translations
American Standard Version   
And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and made trial of him, saying, Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
Aramaic Bible in Plain English   
And behold, a scribe arose to test him, and he said, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”
Darby Bible Translation   
And behold, a certain lawyer stood up tempting him, and saying, Teacher, having done what, shall I inherit life eternal?
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
And behold a certain lawyer stood up, tempting him, and saying, Master, what must I do to possess eternal life?
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”
God's Word   
Then an expert in Moses' Teachings stood up to test Jesus. He asked, "Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?"
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
Just then an expert in the law stood up to test Him, saying, "Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?"
International Standard Version   
Just then an expert in the Law stood up to test Jesus. He asked, "Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?"
NET Bible   
Now an expert in religious law stood up to test Jesus, saying, "Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?"
New American Standard Bible   
And a lawyer stood up and put Him to the test, saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?"
New International Version   
On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. "Teacher," he asked, "what must I do to inherit eternal life?"
New Living Translation   
One day an expert in religious law stood up to test Jesus by asking him this question: "Teacher, what should I do to inherit eternal life?"
Webster's Bible Translation   
And behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
Weymouth New Testament   
Then an expounder of the Law stood up to test Him with a question. "Rabbi," he asked, "what shall I do to inherit the Life of the Ages?"
The World English Bible   
Behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested him, saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?"
EasyEnglish Bible   
A teacher of God's Law stood up. He wanted to see how Jesus would answer his question. So he asked Jesus, ‘Teacher, what must I do so that I can live with God for ever?’
Young‘s Literal Translation   
And lo, a certain lawyer stood up, trying him, and saying, `Teacher, what having done, life age-during shall I inherit?'
New Life Version   
A man stood up who knew the Law and tried to trap Jesus. He said, “Teacher, what must I do to have life that lasts forever?”
Revised Geneva Translation   
Then behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tempted Him, saying, “Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”
The Voice Bible   
Just then a scholar of the Hebrew Scriptures tried to trap Jesus. Scholar: Teacher, what must I do to experience the eternal life?
Living Bible   
One day an expert on Moses’ laws came to test Jesus’ orthodoxy by asking him this question: “Teacher, what does a man need to do to live forever in heaven?”
New Catholic Bible   
And behold, a lawyer came forward to test Jesus by asking, “Teacher, what must I do to gain eternal life?”
Legacy Standard Bible   
And behold, a scholar of the Law stood up and was putting Him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”
Jubilee Bible 2000   
And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
Christian Standard Bible   
Then an expert in the law stood up to test him, saying, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
Amplified Bible © 1954   
And then a certain lawyer arose to try (test, tempt) Him, saying, Teacher, what am I to do to inherit everlasting life [that is, to partake of eternal salvation in the Messiah’s kingdom]?
New Century Version   
Then an expert on the law stood up to test Jesus, saying, “Teacher, what must I do to get life forever?”
The Message   
Just then a religion scholar stood up with a question to test Jesus. “Teacher, what do I need to do to get eternal life?”
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
Just then, an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus, saying, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
Mounce Reverse Interlinear New Testament   
Once a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
Just then a lawyer stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he said, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
New Matthew Bible   
And a certain doctor of the law stood up and tested him, saying, Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?
Good News Translation®   
A teacher of the Law came up and tried to trap Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to receive eternal life?”
Wycliffe Bible   
And lo! a wise man of the law rose up, tempting him, and saying, Master, what thing shall I do to have everlasting life? [And lo! a wise man of law rose, tempting him, and saying, Master, what thing doing shall I wield everlasting life?]
New Testament for Everyone   
A lawyer got up and put Jesus on the spot. “Teacher,” he said, “what should I do to inherit the life of the coming age?”
Contemporary English Version   
An expert in the Law of Moses stood up and asked Jesus a question to see what he would say. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to have eternal life?”
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”
J.B. Phillips New Testament   
Then one of the experts in the Law stood up to test him and said, “Master, what must I do to be sure of eternal life?”
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
An expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he said, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
Just then a lawyer stood up to test Jesus. ‘Teacher,’ he said, ‘what must I do to inherit eternal life?’
Common English Bible © 2011   
A legal expert stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he said, “what must I do to gain eternal life?”
Amplified Bible © 2015   
And a certain lawyer [an expert in Mosaic Law] stood up to test Him, saying, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
English Standard Version Anglicised   
And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
There was a scholar of the law who stood up to test him and said, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
New American Standard Bible   
And behold, a lawyer stood up and put Him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”
The Expanded Bible   
Then an expert on the law stood up to test Jesus, saying, “Teacher, what must I do to ·get life forever [L inherit eternal life]?”
Tree of Life Version   
Now a certain Torah lawyer stood up to entrap Yeshua, saying, “Teacher, what should I do to gain eternal life?”
Revised Standard Version   
And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”
New International Reader's Version   
One day an authority on the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to receive eternal life?”
BRG Bible   
And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
Complete Jewish Bible   
An expert in Torah stood up to try and trap him by asking, “Rabbi, what should I do to obtain eternal life?”
Worldwide English (New Testament)   
A man who taught God's law stood up and asked Jesus a question to try him out. `Teacher,' he said. `What must I do so that I will live for ever?'
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
Just then a lawyer stood up to test Jesus. ‘Teacher,’ he said, ‘what must I do to inherit eternal life?’
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
And a certain Talmid Chacham, a Baal Torah, stood up, testing Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach, saying, Rabbi, what mitzvah must I do to inherit Chayyei Olam?
Names of God Bible   
Then an expert in Moses’ Teachings stood up to test Yeshua. He asked, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
Modern English Version   
Now, a lawyer stood up and tested Him, saying, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
Easy-to-Read Version   
Then an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. He said, “Teacher, what must I do to get eternal life?”
International Children’s Bible   
Then a teacher of the law stood up. He was trying to test Jesus. He said, “Teacher, what must I do to get life forever?”
Lexham English Bible   
And behold, a certain legal expert stood up to test him, saying, “Teacher, what must I do so that I will inherit eternal life?”
New International Version - UK   
On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. ‘Teacher,’ he asked, ‘what must I do to inherit eternal life?’
Disciples Literal New Testament   
And behold— a certain Law-expert stood up, putting Him to the test, saying, “Teacher, [by] having done what shall I inherit eternal life?”