Luke 10:29
“But he willing to iustifie himselfe, said vnto Iesus, And who is my neighbour?”
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Luke 10:29 Context
27And he answering, said, Thou shalt loue the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soule, and with all thy strength, and with all thy minde, and thy neighbour as thy selfe. 28And he said vnto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt liue. 29But he willing to iustifie himselfe, said vnto Iesus, And who is my neighbour? 30And Iesus answering, said, A certaine man went downe from Hierusalem to Iericho, and fel among theeues, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leauing him halfe dead. 31And by chaunce there came downe a certaine Priest that way, and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
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Other Translations for Luke 10:29
But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?
- King James Version
But wishing to justify himself, he said to Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?"
- New American Standard Version (1995)
But he, desiring to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbor?
- American Standard Version (1901)
But he, desiring to put himself in the right, said to Jesus, And who is my neighbour?
- Basic English Bible
But he, desirous of justifying himself, said to Jesus, And who is my neighbour?
- Darby Bible
But he, willing to justify himself, said to Jesus, And who is my neighbor?
- Webster's Bible
But he, desiring to justify himself, said, "But what is meant by my `fellow man'?"
- Weymouth Bible
But he, desiring to justify himself, asked Jesus, "Who is my neighbor?"
- World English Bible
But he willynge to iustifie hym silf, seide to Jhesu, And who is my neiybore?
- Wycliffe Bible
And he, willing to declare himself righteous, said unto Jesus, `And who is my neighbour?'
- Youngs Literal Bible
Wesley's Notes for Luke 10:29
10:29 To justify himself - That is, to show he had done this. #Lev 18:5|.
People's Bible Notes for Luke 10:29
Lu 10:29 Willing to justify himself. Evidently conscious that he did not keep the law of love. Who is my neighbour? The Lord answers by a parable.