John Gill's Exposition on Luke 10:26

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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What is written in the law? etc.] Christ, with great propriety, sends him to the law, to see and observe what was written there, what are the terms and conditions of life, as fixed there; partly, because this man, by his office and character, was an interpreter of the law; and partly, because his question was, what shall I do? how readest thou? in the law, every day; referring to the “Keriat Shema”, the reading of the Shema, i.e. those words in (<050604>Deuteronomy 6:4), etc., “Hear, O Israel, etc.” morning and evening f346 as appears by his answer

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