But he, desiring to justify himself, asked Jesus, “Who is my neighbor?”
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Luke 10:29 in context
Luke 10:26–32
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He said to him, “What is written in the law? How do you read it?”
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He answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.”
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He said to him, “You have answered correctly. Do this, and you will live.”
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But he, desiring to justify himself, asked Jesus, “Who is my neighbor?”
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Jesus answered, “A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who both stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead.
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By chance a certain priest was going down that way. When he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
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In the same way a Levite also, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.
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