The Parable of the Good Samaritan
Luke 10:29
In 9 translations
- BSB
- But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
- KJV
- But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?
- WEB
- But he, desiring to justify himself, asked Jesus, “Who is my neighbor?”
- ASV
- But he, desiring to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbor?
- LSV
- And he, willing to declare himself righteous, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
- YLT
- And he, willing to declare himself righteous, said unto Jesus, 'And who is my neighbour?'
- DBY
- But he, desirous of justifying himself, said to Jesus, And who is my neighbour?
- DRC
- But he willing to justify himself, said to Jesus: And who is my neighbour?
- GNV
- But he willing to iustifie himselfe, said vnto Iesus, Who is then my neighbour?
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- NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read δικαιῶσαι (“to justify”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read δικαιοῦν (“to justify”).
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- SBLGNT: δικαιῶσαι. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read δικαιῶσαι; Robinson–Pierpont read δικαιοῦν.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- Ὁ δὲ θέλων δικαιῶσαι ἑαυτὸν εἶπεν πρὸς τὸν Ἰησοῦν· Καὶ τίς ἐστίν μου πλησίον;
- RP2018
- Ὁ δὲ θέλων δικαιοῦν ἑαυτὸν εἶπεν πρὸς τὸν Ἰησοῦν, Καὶ τίς ἐστίν μου πλησίον;
- TR-Boyd
- Ὁ δὲ θέλων δικαιοῦν ἑαυτὸν εἶπε πρὸς τὸν Ἰησοῦν, Καὶ τίς ἐστί μου πλησίον;
- SCR1894
- ο δε θελων δικαιουν εαυτον ειπεν προς τον ιησουν και τις εστιν μου πλησιον
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- Luke 16:15So He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is prized among men is detestable before God.
- Luke 18:9–11To some who trusted in their own righteousness and viewed others with contempt, He also told this parable: “Two men went up to the temple to pray. One was a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood by…
- Matthew 5:43–44You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor’ and ‘Hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
- Leviticus 19:34You must treat the foreigner living among you as native-born and love him as yourself, for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.
- Galatians 3:11Now it is clear that no one is justified before God by the law, because, “The righteous will live by faith.”
- Romans 10:3Because they were ignorant of God’s righteousness and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.
- Romans 4:2If Abraham was indeed justified by works, he had something to boast about, but not before God.
- Luke 10:36Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?”
- James 2:24As you can see, a man is justified by his deeds and not by faith alone.
- Job 32:2This kindled the anger of Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram. He burned with anger against Job for justifying himself rather than God,
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