Luke 10:29
But the man wanted to vindicate himself, so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?
In Context
28“You're right,” Jesus told him. “Do this, and you will live.”
Cross References
Job 32:2Then Elihu, the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram, grew angry. He was angry with Job for claiming he was right rather than God.
Luke 10:36Which one of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who was attacked by robbers?”
Luke 18:9He also told this story about those who are so sure that they are living right, and who put everybody else down.
Romans 10:3They don't understand how God makes us right with him, and they try to make themselves right. They refuse to accept God's way of making people right.
James 2:24You see that people are made right by what they do, and not just by trusting God.
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 →