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28 And He said to him, “You answered correctly. Be doing this and you will live”. 29 But the one, wanting to vindicate[a] himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”

The Parable of The Good Samaritan: Be a Neighbor To Everyone

30 Having taken-up the question, Jesus said, “A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho. And he fell-into[b] robbers, who, both having stripped him and having laid-on blows, went away— having left him half-dead.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 10:29 Or, justify.
  2. Luke 10:30 Or, encountered.

28 “You have answered correctly,” Jesus replied. “Do this and you will live.”(A)

29 But he wanted to justify himself,(B) so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”

30 In reply Jesus said: “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he was attacked by robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead.

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