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In depth inductive Bible study of Jesus' parable of the good Samaritan in Luke 10:30-37. Good for personal study or small groups.
(Luke 10:30-35) Jesus defines neighbor with an illustration. Then Jesus answered and said: “A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, who stripped him of his clothing, wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.
Luke 10:30 And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him , and departed, leaving him half dead.
What does Luke 10:30 mean? Read commentary on this popular Bible verse and understand the real meaning behind God's Word using John Gill's Exposition of the Bible.
Two Jews, one a priest and the other a Levite, deliberately passed him by, but a Samaritan stopped and helped him (Luke 10:30-35). Jesus then forced the questioner to answer his own question. The example that he had to follow was not that of the religious purists, but that of the despised foreigner.
Verse 1. THE SENDING OF THE SEVENTY. Now after these things the Lord appointed seventy others, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself was about to come. Seventy others …
On the way robbers stripped him, beat him, and left him for dead. Good News Translation. Jesus answered, "There was once a man who was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho when robbers attacked him, stripped him, and beat him up, leaving him half dead. International Standard Version.
