Luke 10:29

Modern

But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”

Traditional

But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?

Literal

But wanting to justify himself, he said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”

Latin

Ille autem volens justificare seipsum, dixit ad Jesum: Et quis est meus proximus?

Greek

English

But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”

Who is my neighbor?: A neighbor, in this context, was normally identified as a fellow Israelite.

Theme notes and profiles

Luke 16:15
So He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is prized among men is detestable before God.
Luke 18:9–11
To some who trusted in their own righteousness and viewed others with contempt, He also told this parable:
Leviticus 19:34
You must treat the foreigner living among you as native-born and love him as yourself, for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.
Matthew 5:43–44
You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor’ and ‘Hate your enemy.’
Galatians 3:11
Now it is clear that no one is justified before God by the law, because, “The righteous will live by faith.”
Romans 10:3
Because they were ignorant of God’s righteousness and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.
Luke 10:36
Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?”
Romans 4:2
If Abraham was indeed justified by works, he had something to boast about, but not before God.
James 2:24
As you can see, a man is justified by his deeds and not by faith alone.
Job 32:2
This kindled the anger of Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram. He burned with anger against Job for justifying himself rather than God,

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