Luke 10:30
28 And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live.
29 But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?
And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.
31 And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
32 And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Jesus took up this question and said, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho when he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him, beat him, and went away, leaving him half dead.
- KJV
- And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.
- WEB
- Jesus answered, “A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who both stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead.
- ASV
- Jesus made answer and said, A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho; and he fell among robbers, who both stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead.
- DARBY
- And Jesus replying said, A certain man descended from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell into [the hands of] robbers, who also, having stripped him and inflicted wounds, went away leaving him in a half-dead state.
- BLB
- And Jesus, having taken it up, said, “A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell among robbers who, having both stripped him and having inflicted wounds, went away, having left [him] half dead.
- ÅB
- Jesus svarte og sa: En mann gikk ned fra Jerusalem til Jeriko, og han falt iblant røvere, som både kledde ham av og slo ham og gikk bort og lot ham ligge halvdød.
- OTB
- Som svar sa Jesus: "En mann var på vei ned fra Jerusalem til Jeriko, da han ble overfalt av røvere. De rev klærne av ham, slo ham og gikk bort, og lot ham ligge halvdød.
- B1930
- Jesus svarte og sa: En mann gikk ned fra Jerusalem til Jeriko, og han falt iblandt røvere, som både klædde ham av og slo ham og gikk bort og lot ham ligge halvdød.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 18:31
Then he took unto him the twelve, and said unto them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of man shall be accomplished.
Read in contextJeremiah 51:52
Wherefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will do judgment upon her graven images: and through all her land the wounded shall groan.
Read in contextEzekiel 30:24
And I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and put my sword in his hand: but I will break Pharaoh’s arms, and he shall groan before him with the groanings of a deadly wounded man.
Read in contextPsalms 88:4
I am counted with them that go down into the pit: I am as a man that hath no strength:
Read in context