Luke 10:27 — Bible Verse Meaning & Context

Luke 10:27 reads: "He answered, “You shall 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.”" — from the New Testament, Luke (Gospel). The full verse is shown above with both the World English Bible (WEB) and King James Version (KJV) translations side by side.

Luke 10:27 is in the book of Luke, traditionally attributed to Luke, the physician and travelling companion of Paul and written around c. 60–62 AD. Luke is gospel in the New Testament, originally addressed to Theophilus and Gentile Christians broadly. Best known for the parables of the Good Samaritan and the Prodigal Son.

Luke 10:27 is primarily a Bible verse about Love. Within Luke, Luke, the only Gentile biblical author, wrote the longest Gospel as a historically careful account for outsiders. Read the full passage above with surrounding context.

Luke 10:27 in the World English Bible (WEB) reads: "He answered, “You shall 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.”". The King James Version (KJV) reads: "And1161 he answering611 said2036, Thou shalt love25 the Lord2962 thy4675 God2316 with1537 all3650 thy4675 heart2588, and2532 with1537 all3650 thy4675 soul5590, and2532 with1537 all3650 thy4675 strength2479, and2532 with1537 all3650 thy4675 mind1271; and2532 thy4675 neighbour4139 as5613 thyself4572.". The WEB is a modern public-domain translation that updates the KJV's 1611 English while keeping a similar formal-equivalence style. Both render the same underlying Greek or Hebrew text.

Luke 10:27 is 31 words in the WEB translation (167 characters), broken into 6 clauses. It is a longer verse, often broken into smaller phrases for memorisation. Estimated reading time is about 9 seconds.

To memorise Luke 10:27, split it into its 6 natural clauses and learn one at a time. Repeat the full verse out loud five times, then write it from memory. Saving the verse as a photo wallpaper using our verse image studio helps daily review — the visual association with a memorable background dramatically improves recall.

Luke, the only Gentile biblical author, wrote the longest Gospel as a historically careful account for outsiders. He uniquely records the parables of the Good Samaritan, the Prodigal Son, and the rich man and Lazarus; the Magnificat and Benedictus; and Jesus' special concern for women, the poor, and the marginalised. Luke 10:27 sits within this larger story — Luke as a whole emphasises saviour for all, compassion, prayer.

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