Study it in the app“And 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.’”
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
Andκαὶonἐπὶthe next dayτὴν αὔριονhe took outἐκβαλὼνtwoδύοdenariiδηνάριαandgave themἔδωκενto the innkeeperτῷ πανδοχεῖandκαὶsaid,εἶπεν‘Take careἘπιμελήθητιof him,αὐτοῦandκαὶwhateverὅ τι ἂνmore you spend,προσδαπανήσῃςIἐγὼwill repayἀποδώσωyouσοιwhenἐν τῷIμεcome back.’ἐπανέρχεσθαί
tomorrow
Tomorrow, the next day.
Where else “aurion” appearsremove
To remove something.
Where else “ekbalōn” appearstwo
Two.
Where else “dyo” appearsdenarius
Denarius: a Roman silver coin, a day's wage for a worker.
Where else “dēnaria” appearsgive
To hand something to another freely, as a gift.
Where else “edōken” appearsinnkeeper
Innkeeper.
Where else “pandochei” appearssay
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appearstake care of
Take care of, look after someone.
Where else “Epimelēthēti” appearsspend more
Spend more, spend besides.
Where else “prosdapanēsēis” appearsrepay
To settle what is owed, or reward each one as they deserve.
Where else “apodōsō” appearsreturn
Return, come back.
Where else “epanerchesthai” appears34And 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.
35 · This verse (above)
36Which of these three seems to you to have become a neighbor to the one who fell among the bandits?”
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)
