Luke 10:36

Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?”

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KJV

Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves?

ASV

Which of these three, thinkest thou, proved neighbor unto him that fell among the robbers?

YLT

`Who, then, of these three, seemeth to thee to have become neighbour of him who fell among the robbers?'

DBT

Which [now] of these three seems to thee to have been neighbour of him who fell into [the hands of] the robbers?

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Since no one is closer than he who tended to our wounds, let us love him as our Lord, and let us love him as our neighbor. Nothing is so close as the head to the members. Let us also love him who is the follower of Christ, let us love him who in unity of body has compassion on another's need.

Ambrose of Milan· Commentary on Luke, 397patristic

Related commentary

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?

John Gill· Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)reformed

Was neighbour - Showed the kindness of a neighbor, or evinced the proper feelings of a neighbor. The lawyer had asked him who was his neighbor? Jesus in this beautiful narrative showed him who and what a neighbor was, and he did this in a way that disarmed his prejudice, deeply affected him in regard to his own duty, and evinced the beauty of religion.

Albert Barnes· Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)evangelical

(3) Making him commend one of a deeply hated race. And he does it, but it is almost extorted. For he does not answer, "The Samaritan"--that would have sounded heterodox, heretical--but "He that showed mercy on him." It comes to the same thing, no doubt, but the circumlocution is significant.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

Christ's entertainment at Martha's house, the reproof he gave to her for her care about the world, and his commendation of Mary for her care about her soul,

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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How the Hebraic tradition has read this verse — and Marcus Brown’s own reading of it.

Cross-references

7 linked verses

The verses this one reaches7

Mark 12:31
The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.”
Luke 7:42
When they were unable to repay him, he forgave both of them. Which one, then, will love him more?”
Matthew 21:28–31
But what do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first one and said, ‘Son, go and work today in the vineyard.’
Matthew 17:25
“Yes,” he answered. When Peter entered the house, Jesus preempted him. “What do you think, Simon?” He asked. “From whom do the kings of the earth collect customs and taxes: from their own sons, or from others?”
Luke 10:29
But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
Matthew 22:42
“What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is He?” “David’s,” they answered.
1 Samuel 30:11
Now his men found an Egyptian in the field and brought him to David. They gave the man water to drink and food to eat—

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first — the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Matthew 17:25
“Yes,” he answered. When Peter entered the house, Jesus preempted him. “What do you think, Simon?” He asked. “From whom do the kings of the earth collect customs and taxes: from their own sons,…
leads to
- Matthew 22:21
  “Caesar’s,” they answered. So Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”
- Matthew 22:19
  Show Me the coin used for the tax.” And they brought Him a denarius.
- Romans 13:6–7
  This is also why you pay taxes. For the authorities are God’s servants, who devote themselves to their work.
Through
Matthew 22:42
“What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is He?” “David’s,” they answered.
leads to
- Jeremiah 23:5–6
  Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land.
- Matthew 16:13–17
  When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, He questioned His disciples: “Who do people say the Son of Man is?”
- Amos 9:11
  “In that day I will restore the fallen tent of David. I will repair its gaps, restore its ruins, and rebuild it as in the days of old,
- Ezekiel 34:23–24
  I will appoint over them one shepherd, My servant David, and he will feed them. He will feed them and be their shepherd.
- John 6:68–69
  Simon Peter replied, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life.

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