Luke 10:29
But the man wanted to show that he asked an important question, so he said, “What does it mean by the people around me? Who are they?”
Plain English Version
In The King James Version
But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?
In Context
28Jesus said, “You are right. Do what those laws say, and you will live with God for ever.”
Cross References
Luke 10:36Then Jesus said to the law man, “There were 3 people that saw that man on the road. Which one of them treated that man like he was one of the people around them?”
Luke 18:9Some people there thought that they were really good, and they rubbished everyone else. They reckoned, “We are so good that God will always say we are all right.” So Jesus told them this picture story. He said,
James 2:24We can learn from that story about Abraham. If people believe God so much that they do whatever he says, like Abraham did, then God will say they are all right. But he will not say that to people that don’t do what he says, even if they reckon they believe in 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 →