Luke 10:34
32 And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side.
33 But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him,
And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
35 And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee.
36 Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves?
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
- He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
- KJV
- And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
- WEB
- came to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. He set him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
- ASV
- and came to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring on [them] oil and wine; and he set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
- DARBY
- and came up [to him] and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine; and having put him on his own beast, took him to [the] inn and took care of him.
- BLB
- and having come, he bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine; and having put him on his own beast, he brought him to an inn and took care of him.
- ÅB
- og han gikk bort til ham og forbandt hans sår og helte olje og vin i dem, og han løftet ham opp på sitt eget dyr og førte ham til et herberge og pleide ham.
- OTB
- Han gikk til ham og forbandt sårene hans, helte olje og vin på dem. Så satte han mannen på sitt eget dyr, tok ham med til et vertshus og pleide ham.
- B1930
- og han gikk bort til ham og forbandt hans sår og helte olje og vin i dem, og han løftet ham op på sitt eget dyr og førte ham til et herberge og pleide ham.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Romans 12:20
Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.
Read in contextPsalms 147:3
He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
Read in contextGenesis 42:27
And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the inn, he espied his money; for, behold, it was in his sack’s mouth.
Read in contextLuke 2:7
And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.
Read in contextMark 14:8
She hath done what she could: she is come aforehand to anoint my body to the burying.
Read in contextExodus 4:24
And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the LORD met him, and sought to kill him.
Read in context1 Thessalonians 5:15
See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.
Read in contextExodus 23:4–5
If thou meet thine enemy’s ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again.
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