A  ²⁵ And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested Him, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”

B  ²⁶ He said to him, “What is written in the law? What is your reading of it?”  ²⁷ So he answered and said,

C  "‘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.’ ”

B'  ²⁸ And He said to him, “You have answered rightly;

A’  do this and you will live.