28 Then he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live.

29 [a]But he willing to [b]justify himself, said unto Jesus, Who is then my neighbor?

30 And Jesus answered, and said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, and they robbed him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 10:29 All they are comprehended in the name of our neighbor, by the Law, whomsoever we may help.
  2. Luke 10:29 That is, to vouch his righteousness, or show, that he was just, that is, void of all faults: and James 5:1 useth the word of justification in this sense.

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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