Luke 10:29

But he, wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”

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But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?

In Context

28So He said to him, “You have answered correctly; do this and you will live!”

30By way of reply Jesus said: “A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and as it chanced he ran into robbers, who after having stripped and wounded him, departed, leaving him half dead.

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Cross References

Luke 10:36So which of these three, would you say, was ‘neighbor’ to him who ran into the robbers?”

Luke 18:9Then He told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised the rest:

Romans 10:3For they, failing to understand God's righteousness and seeking to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted to God's righteousness.

James 2:24You see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only.

Matthew Henry on Luke 10:26-38

Who Is Our Neighbour. 25 And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? 26 He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou? 27 And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself. 28 And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live. 29 But he, willing to justify himself, said unto… Read the whole commentary →

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