Luke 10:21-31

21 ¹At that very time He rejoiced greatly in the Holy Spirit, and said, "I praise You, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent and have revealed them to infants. Yes, Father, for this way was well-pleasing in Your sight.

22 "²All things have been handed over to Me by My Father, and ³no one knows who the Son is except the Father, and who the Father is except the Son, and anyone to whom the Son wills to reveal Him."

23 ⁴Turning to the disciples, He said privately *, "Blessed are the eyes which see the things you see,

24 for I say to you, that many prophets and kings wished to see the things which you see, and did not see them, and to hear the things which you hear, and did not hear them."

25 ⁵And a ⁶lawyer stood up and put Him to the test, saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?"

26 And He said to him, "What is written in the Law? How does it read to you?"

27 And he answered, "⁷YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND; AND YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF."

28 And He said to him, "You have answered correctly; ⁸DO THIS AND YOU WILL LIVE."

29 But wishing ⁹to justify himself, he said to Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?"

The Good Samaritan

30 Jesus replied and said, "A man was ¹⁰going 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.

Cross References

• 1. Luke 10:21, 22: {Matthew 11:25-27}
• 2. John 3:35
• 3. John 10:15
• 4. Luke 10:23, 24: {Matthew 13:16, 17}
• 5. Luke 10:25-28: {Matthew 22:34-40; Mark 12:28-31;} Matthew 19:16-19
• 6. Matthew 22:35
• 7. Deuteronomy 6:5; Leviticus 19:18
• 8. Leviticus 18:5; Ezekiel 20:11; Matthew 19:17
• 9. Luke 16:15
• 10. Luke 18:31; Luke 19:28

Footnotes

• [a] Lit "hour"
• [b] Or "acknowledge to You"
• [c] I.e. an expert in the Mosaic Law
• [d] Lit "How do you read?"
• [e] Lit "laid blows upon"