Luke 10:29-39

29 But wishing ¹to justify himself, he said to Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?"

The Good Samaritan

30 Jesus replied and said, "A man was ²going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among robbers, and they stripped him and beat * him, and went away leaving him half dead.

31 "And by chance a priest was going down on that road, and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.

32 "Likewise a Levite also, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.

33 "But a ³Samaritan, who was on a journey, came upon him; and when he saw him, he felt compassion,

34 and came to him and bandaged up his wounds, pouring oil and wine on them; and he put him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn and took care of him.

35 "On the next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper and said, 'Take care of him; and whatever * * more you spend, when I return I will repay you.'

36 "Which of these three do you think proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell into the robbers' hands?"

37 And he said, "The one who showed mercy toward him." Then Jesus said to him, "Go and do the same."

Martha and Mary

38 Now as they were traveling along, He entered a village; and a woman named ⁴Martha welcomed Him into her home.

39 She had a sister called ⁵Mary, who was ⁶seated at the Lord's feet, listening to His word.

Cross References

• 1. Luke 16:15
• 2. Luke 18:31; Luke 19:28
• 3. Matthew 10:5; Luke 9:52
• 4. Luke 10:40; John 11:1, 5, 19ff, 30, 39; John 12:2
• 5. Luke 10:42; John 11:1f, 19f, 28, 31f, 45; John 12:3
• 6. Luke 8:35; Acts 22:3

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "laid blows upon"
• [b]. The denarius was equivalent to a day's wages
• [c]. Or "likewise"