Luke 10:33 BSB — MannaFest

Luke 10:33

But when a Samaritan on a journey came upon him, he looked at him and had compassion.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he was moved with compassion,

KJV

But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him,

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Commentary

1 voice

Ambrose of Milan

Commentary on Luke (397)

That extraordinary Samaritan did not himself shun him whom the priest and the Levite had shunned. In the name of a sect, you may not shun him whom you will admire by interpretation of the word. Indeed, "guard" is signified by the name Samaritan. The interpretation means this. Who is the Guard, if not, "The Lord preserves the infants"? Thus, as there is one Jew in the letter and another in the spirit, so there is one Samaritan in public, another in secret. Here the Samaritan is going down.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

That such great love should be found in a Samaritan was perhaps thought as wonderful as that great faith which Christ admired in a Roman, and in a woman of Canaan; but really it was not so, for pity is the work of a man, but faith is the work of divine grace.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, Sermon No. 473: “Good News For You” (lightly modernized text, CCEL edition) (1862)

Oh, no, he came "where he was," and finding that the man could do nothing whatever for his own assistance, the good Samaritan began with him, then and there, upon the spot, putting no impossible conditions to him, proposing no stipulations which the man could not perform—but doing everything for the man, and doing it for him as he was, and where he was. Beloved, we are all quite aware that a charity of which a man cannot avail himself, is no charity at all.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

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Original language & word study

10 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Σαμαρίτης	Samaritēs	A Samaritan	G4541 →
δέ	de	however	G1161 →
τις	tis	one	G5100 →
ὁδεύων	hodeuōn	journeying	G3593 →
ἦλθεν	ēlthen	came	G2064 →
κατ᾽	kat᾽	to	G2596 →
αὐτόν,	auton	him,	G846 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἰδὼν	idōn	having seen	G1492 →
ἐσπλαγχνίσθη,	esplagchnisthē	was moved with compassion,	G4697 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

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
Luke 7:13
When the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her and said, “Do not weep.”
leads to
- Isaiah 63:9
  In all their distress, He too was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them. In His love and compassion He redeemed them; He lifted them up and carried them all the days…
- Psalms 103:13
  As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear Him.
- Hebrews 4:15
  For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who was tempted in every way that we are, yet was without sin.
- Lamentations 3:32–33
  Even if He causes grief, He will show compassion according to His abundant loving devotion.
- Psalms 86:15
  But You, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness.
Through
Proverbs 27:10
Do not forsake your friend or your father’s friend, and do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity; better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.
leads to
- Proverbs 18:24
  A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother.
Through
Matthew 18:33
Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had on you?’
leads to
- Colossians 3:13
  Bear with one another and forgive any complaint you may have against someone else. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
- Ephesians 4:32
  Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.