Luke 10:36

36 Of these three, which one seems to you to have become the `neighbor' of the man who fell among robbers?"

Luke 10:36 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 10:36

Which now of these three
The priest, the Levite, and the Samaritan,

thinkest thou, was neighbour to him that fell among the thieves?
the priest and Levite that passed by, and took no notice of him, and gave him no relief, neither by words nor actions; or the Samaritan, that did all the above kind and generous things to him?

Luke 10:36 In-Context

34 So he went up to him, put oil and wine on his wounds and bandaged them. Then he set him on his own donkey, brought him to an inn and took care of him.
35 The next day, he took out two days' wages, gave them to the innkeeper and said, `Look after him; and if you spend more than this, I'll pay you back when I return.'
36 Of these three, which one seems to you to have become the `neighbor' of the man who fell among robbers?"
37 He answered, "The one who showed mercy toward him." Yeshua said to him, "You go and do as he did."
38 On their way Yeshua and his talmidim came to a village where a woman named Marta welcomed him into her home.
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