Luke 10:22-32

22 "My Father has given me all things. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him." 1
23 Then Jesus turned to the disciples and said to them privately, "How fortunate you are to see the things you see!
24 I tell you that many prophets and kings wanted to see what you see, but they could not, and to hear what you hear, but they did not."
25 A teacher of the Law came up and tried to trap Jesus. "Teacher," he asked, "what must I do to receive eternal life?" 2
26 Jesus answered him, "What do the Scriptures say? How do you interpret them?"
27 The man answered, " "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind'; and "Love your neighbor as you love yourself.' " 3
28 "You are right," Jesus replied; "do this and you will live." 4
29 But the teacher of the Law wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, "Who is my neighbor?"
30 Jesus answered, "There was once a man who was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho when robbers attacked him, stripped him, and beat him up, leaving him half dead.
31 It so happened that a priest was going down that road; but when he saw the man, he walked on by on the other side.
32 In the same way a Levite also came there, went over and looked at the man, and then walked on by on the other side.

Cross References 4

  • 1. 10.22 aJohn 3.35;bJohn 10.15.
  • 2. 10.25-28Matthew 22.35-40;Mark 12.28-34.
  • 3. 10.27 aDeuteronomy 6.5; bLeviticus 19.18.
  • 4. 10.28Leviticus 18.5.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.