Luke 10:37

10:37 The expert in religious law ¹  said, “The one who showed mercy ²  to him.” So ³  Jesus said to him, “Go and do ⁴  the same.”

Luke 13:31

Going to Jerusalem

13:31 At that time, ⁵  some Pharisees ⁶  came up and said to Jesus, ⁷  “Get away from here, ⁸  because Herod ⁹  wants to kill you.”

[10:37]  ¹ tn Grk “And he”; the referent (the expert in religious law) has been specified in the translation for clarity. Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[10:37]  ² sn The neighbor did not do what was required (that is why his response is called mercy) but had compassion and out of kindness went the extra step that shows love. See Mic 6:8. Note how the expert in religious law could not bring himself to admit that the example was a Samaritan, someone who would have been seen as a racial half-breed and one not worthy of respect. So Jesus makes a second point that neighbors may appear in surprising places.

[10:37]  ³ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “so” to indicate the concluding summary.

[10:37]  ⁴ tn This recalls the verb of the earlier reply in v. 28.

[13:31]  ⁵ tn Grk “At that very hour.”

[13:31]  ⁶ sn See the note on Pharisees in 5:17.

[13:31]  ⁷ tn Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[13:31]  ⁸ tn Grk “Go away and leave from here,” which is redundant in English and has been shortened to “Get away from here.”

[13:31]  ⁹ sn Herod refers here to Herod Antipas. See the note on Herod Antipas in 3:1.