Luke 10:30–37
A Samaritan stops for the wounded man a priest and a Levite avoided
Study it word by word30And Jesus replied and said, “A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among bandits, who also stripped him and laid blows on him and went away, leaving him half dead.
31Now by chance a certain priest was going down on that road, and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
32And likewise a Levite also, coming to the place and seeing him, passed by on the other side.
33But a certain Samaritan, traveling, came to him; and when he saw him, he was moved with compassion.
34And 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.
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.’
36Which of these three seems to you to have become a neighbor to the one who fell among the bandits?”
37And he said, “The one who showed mercy to him.” And Jesus said to him, “Go, and you do likewise.”
In its context
28And he said to him, “You answered correctly; do this, and you will live.”
29But he, wanting to declare himself righteous, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
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38Now as they were traveling, he entered into a certain village; and a certain woman named Martha welcomed him.
39And she had a sister called Mary, who also, sitting at the feet of Jesus, was listening to his word.
Its words in the original
- ὑπολαβὼνhypolabōn· support, receive
To take up; to receive, to support; also to suppose.
- ἸησοῦςIēsous· Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
- εἶπενeipen· say
Say, speak; in the passive, "be called".
- ἌνθρωπόςAnthrōpos· human being, man
Human being, person, man (without distinguishing male or female).
- κατέβαινενkatebainen· go down, come down
Go down, come down, descend.
- ἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēm· Jerusalem
Jerusalem: the city of David and of the temple, the capital of Judea.
- ἸεριχὼIerichō· Jericho
Jericho, a city near the Jordan, on the road from Galilee to Jerusalem.
- λῃσταῖςlēistais· bandit
Bandit, robber; also armed rebel.
- περιέπεσενperiepesen· fall among
Fall among, fall into the hands of; run into, encounter; of a ship, strike a reef.
- ἐκδύσαντεςekdysantes· strip
Take off clothing, strip.
- πληγὰςplēgas· blow, wound, plague
Blow, beating; wound; also plague, disaster.
- ἐπιθέντεςepithentes· put on, lay on
Put on, lay on.
- ἀπῆλθονapēlthon· go away
Go away, leave.
- ἀφέντεςaphentes· let go, forgive
Leave, let go, allow; said of sins and debts, forgive.
- ἡμιθανῆhēmithanē· half dead
Half dead.
- συγκυρίανsynkyrian· chance
Chance, coincidence; "by chance".
- ἱερεύςhiereus· priest
Priest: one who offered the sacrifices in the temple.
- ὁδῷhodōi· way, road
Way, road; journey; also way of life.
- ἰδὼνidōn· see
See, look; notice.
- ἀντιπαρῆλθενantiparēlthen· pass by opposite
Pass by on the other side.
- ὁμοίωςhomoiōs· likewise
In the same way, likewise.
- ΛευίτηςLeuitēs· Levite
Levite: a member of the tribe of Levi who served in the temple.
- τόπονtopon· place
Place.
- ἐλθὼνelthōn· come, go
Come, arrive; go.
- ΣαμαρίτηςSamaritēs· Samaritan
Samaritan: an inhabitant of Samaria, at odds with the Jews.
- ὁδεύωνhodeuōn· travel
Travel, be on a journey.
- ἐσπλαγχνίσθηesplanchnisthē· have compassion
Be moved with compassion from deep within, feel pity.
- προσελθὼνproselthōn· come to, approach
Come up to, approach someone.
- κατέδησενkatedēsen· bandage
Bandage, bind up a wound.
- τραύματαtraumata· wound
Wound.
- ἐπιχέωνepicheōn· pour on
Pour on, pour over.
- ἔλαιονelaion· olive oil
Olive oil.
- οἶνονoinon· wine
Wine.
- ἐπιβιβάσαςepibibasas· put on
Put on, set someone on an animal.
- ἴδιονidion· own
One's own, his own.
- κτῆνοςktēnos· animal, mount
Animal, especially a pack animal or mount; livestock.
- ἤγαγενēgagen· lead, bring
Lead, bring, take along.
- πανδοχεῖονpandocheion· inn
Inn, lodging house.
- ἐπεμελήθηepemelēthē· take care of
Take care of, look after someone.
- αὔριονaurion· tomorrow
Tomorrow, the next day.
- ἐκβαλὼνekbalōn· throw out, drive out
Throw out, put out, drive out.
- δύοdyo· two
Two.
- δηνάριαdēnaria· denarius
Denarius: a Roman silver coin, a day's wage for a worker.
- ἔδωκενedōken· give
Give.
- πανδοχεῖpandochei· innkeeper
Innkeeper.
- προσδαπανήσῃςprosdapanēsēis· spend more
Spend more, spend besides.
- ἐπανέρχεσθαίepanerchesthai· return
Return, come back.
- ἀποδώσωapodōsō· give back, pay
Pay, give back, give what is owed.
- τριῶνtriōn· three
Three.
- πλησίονplēsion· near, neighbor
Near; "the neighbor": the one who is near, the other person.
- δοκεῖdokei· think, seem
Think, suppose, seem; also be held in high regard.
- γεγονέναιgegonenai· become, happen
Become, happen, come about; be born.
- ἐμπεσόντοςempesontos· fall into
Fall into, fall among.
- ποιήσαςpoiēsas· do, make
Do, make, produce.
- ἔλεοςeleos· mercy
Mercy: compassion that acts.
- ΠορεύουPoreuou· go
Go, set out; also live, walk in a way of life.