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Text -- Luke 10:26-42 (NET)
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10:26 He said to him , “What is written in the law ? How do you understand it?”
10:27 The expert answered , “Love the Lord your God with all your heart , with all your soul , with all your strength , and with all your mind , and love your neighbor as yourself .”
10:28 Jesus said to him , “You have answered correctly ; do this , and you will live .”
10:29 But the expert, wanting to justify himself , said to Jesus , “And who is my neighbor ?”
10:30 Jesus replied , “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho , and fell into the hands of robbers , who stripped him , beat him up , and went off , leaving him half dead .
10:31 Now by chance a priest was going down that road , but when he saw the injured man he passed by on the other side .
10:32 So too a Levite , when he came up to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side .
10:33 But a Samaritan who was traveling came to where the injured man was, and when he saw him, he felt compassion for him.
10:34 He went up to him and bandaged his wounds , pouring oil and wine on them. Then he put him on his own animal , brought him to an inn , and took care of him .
10:35 The next day he took out two silver coins and gave them to the innkeeper , saying , ‘Take care of him , and whatever else you spend , I will repay you when I come back this way.’
10:36 Which of these three do you think became a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of the robbers ?”
10:37 The expert in religious law said , “The one who showed mercy to him .” So Jesus said to him , “Go and do the same .”
Jesus and Martha
10:38 Now as they went on their way , Jesus entered a certain village where a woman named Martha welcomed him as a guest .
10:39 She had a sister named Mary , who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to what he said .
10:40 But Martha was distracted with all the preparations she had to make , so she came up to him and said , “Lord , don’t you care that my sister has left me to do all the work alone ? Tell her to help me .”
10:41 But the Lord answered her , “Martha , Martha , you are worried and troubled about many things ,
10:42 but one thing is needed . Mary has chosen the best part ; it will not be taken away from her .”
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Neighbor |
JESUS CHRIST, 4D |
LUKE, THE GOSPEL OF |
JESUS CHRIST, 4C1 |
Jesus, The Christ |
SEVENTY DISCIPLES |
ADUMMIM |
Martha |
Love |
LAW IN THE NEW TESTAMENT |
Readings, Select |
RIGHTEOUSNESS |
Self-righteousness |
Duty |
Lawyer |
Commandments |
Mary |
Suffering |
COMPASSION |
OLIVES, MOUNT OF |
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NET Notes -> Luk 10:26; Luk 10:27; Luk 10:27; Luk 10:27; Luk 10:27; Luk 10:28; Luk 10:28; Luk 10:29; Luk 10:29; Luk 10:29; Luk 10:30; Luk 10:30; Luk 10:30; Luk 10:30; Luk 10:30; Luk 10:30; Luk 10:31; Luk 10:31; Luk 10:31; Luk 10:31; Luk 10:31; Luk 10:32; Luk 10:32; Luk 10:33; Luk 10:33; Luk 10:33; Luk 10:33; Luk 10:33; Luk 10:33; Luk 10:34; Luk 10:34; Luk 10:34; Luk 10:34; Luk 10:34; Luk 10:34; Luk 10:35; Luk 10:35; Luk 10:35; Luk 10:35; Luk 10:36; Luk 10:37; Luk 10:37; Luk 10:37; Luk 10:37; Luk 10:38; Luk 10:38; Luk 10:38; Luk 10:39; Luk 10:39; Luk 10:39; Luk 10:40; Luk 10:40; Luk 10:40; Luk 10:40; Luk 10:40; Luk 10:40; Luk 10:41; Luk 10:41; Luk 10:41; Luk 10:41; Luk 10:42; Luk 10:42
NET Notes: Luk 10:26 Grk “How do you read?” The pronoun “it” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. Direct objects were frequently omitted in Gr...
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NET Notes: Luk 10:27 This portion of the reply is a quotation from Lev 19:18. The verb is repeated in the translation for stylistic reasons.
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NET Notes: Luk 10:28 Jesus commends the reply (you have answered correctly). What is assumed here, given the previous context, is that he will respond to Jesus’ mess...
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NET Notes: Luk 10:29 The expert in religious law picked up on the remark about the neighbor and sought to limit his responsibility for loving. Some believed this obligatio...
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NET Notes: Luk 10:31 The text suggests that the priest went out of his way (on the other side) not to get too close to the scene.
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NET Notes: Luk 10:32 The clause containing the aorist active participle ἐλθών (elqwn) suggests that the Levite came up to the place, took a look...
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NET Notes: Luk 10:33 Here is what made the Samaritan different: He felt compassion for him. In the story, compassion becomes the concrete expression of love. The next vers...
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NET Notes: Luk 10:34 His own animal refers to a riding animal, presumably a donkey, but not specified.
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NET Notes: Luk 10:35 Grk “when I come back”; the words “this way” are part of an English idiom used to translate the phrase.
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NET Notes: Luk 10:36 Jesus reversed the question the expert in religious law asked in v. 29 to one of becoming a neighbor by loving. “Do not think about who they are...
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NET Notes: Luk 10:39 The description of Mary sitting at the Lord’s feet and listening to him makes her sound like a disciple (compare Luke 8:35).
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