Study it in the app“And he went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine; and putting him on his own animal, he brought him to an inn and took care of him.”
Jesus tells of the Samaritan to answer who my neighbor isLoveA Samaritan stops for the wounded man a priest and a Levite avoidedJustice and mercy
Andκαὶhe went to himπροσελθὼνand bandagedκατέδησενhis wounds,τὰ τραύματα αὐτοῦpouring onἐπιχέωνoilἔλαιονandκαὶwine;οἶνονandδὲputtingἐπιβιβάσαςhimαὐτὸνonἐπὶhis ownτὸ ἴδιονanimal,κτῆνοςhe broughtἤγαγενhimαὐτὸνtoεἰςan innπανδοχεῖονandκαὶtook careἐπεμελήθηof him.αὐτοῦ
come near
To come up close to someone, go toward them.
Where else “proselthōn” appearsbandage
Bandage, bind up a wound.
Where else “katedēsen” appearswound
Wound.
Where else “traumata” appearspour on
Pour on, pour over.
Where else “epicheōn” appearsolive oil
Olive oil.
Where else “elaion” appearswine
Wine.
Where else “oinon” appearsput on
Put on, set someone on an animal.
Where else “epibibasas” appearsown
What belongs to someone; their people, their family.
Where else “idion” appearsanimal, mount
Animal, especially a pack animal or mount; livestock.
Where else “ktēnos” appearslead
To lead a person or an animal from one place to another.
Where else “ēgagen” appearsinn
Inn, lodging house.
Where else “pandocheion” appearstake care of
Take care of, look after someone.
Where else “epemelēthē” appears33But a certain Samaritan, traveling, came to him; and when he saw him, he was moved with compassion.
34 · This verse (above)
35And on the next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper and said, ‘Take care of him, and whatever more you spend, I will repay you when I come back.’
1. What it says
What question does the expert in the law ask Jesus, and how does Jesus answer with the story of the Samaritan? (vv. 25-37)
2. What it means
In the story, what do the priest, the Levite and the Samaritan each do on seeing the wounded man? How does Jesus change the question at the end? (vv. 31-36)
3. How I live it
Jesus says, “Go and do likewise.” Who near you needs a concrete help today that you can actually give? (v. 37)
