The Parable of the Good Samaritan
Luke 10:37
In 9 translations
- BSB
- “The one who showed him mercy,” replied the expert in the law. Then Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.”
- KJV
- And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.
- WEB
- He said, “He who showed mercy on him.” Then Jesus said to him, “Go and do likewise.”
- ASV
- And he said, He that showed mercy on him. And Jesus said unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.
- LSV
- And he said, “He who did the kindness with him,” then Jesus said to him, “Be going on, and you be doing in like manner.”
- YLT
- and he said, 'He who did the kindness with him,' then Jesus said to him, 'Be going on, and thou be doing in like manner.'
- DBY
- And he said, He that shewed him mercy. And Jesus said to him, Go, and do thou likewise.
- DRC
- But he said: He that shewed mercy to him. And Jesus said to him: Go, and do thou in like manner.
- GNV
- And he saide, He that shewed mercie on him. Then said Iesus vnto him, Goe, and do thou likewise.
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Where the editions differ
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- NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read δὲ (“then”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read οὖν (“therefore”).
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- SBLGNT: δὲ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read δὲ; Robinson–Pierpont read οὖν.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- ὁ δὲ εἶπεν· Ὁ ποιήσας τὸ ἔλεος μετʼ αὐτοῦ. εἶπεν δὲ αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς· Πορεύου καὶ σὺ ποίει ὁμοίως.
- RP2018
- Ὁ δὲ εἶπεν, Ὁ ποιήσας τὸ ἔλεος μετ’ αὐτοῦ. Εἶπεν οὖν αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς, Πορεύου, καὶ σὺ ποίει ὁμοίως.
- TR-Boyd
- Ὁ δὲ εἶπεν, Ὁ ποιήσας τὸ ἔλεος μετ᾿ αὐτοῦ. Εἶπεν οὖν αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς, Πορεύου, καὶ σὺ ποίει ὁμοίως.
- SCR1894
- ο δε ειπεν ο ποιησας το ελεος μετ αυτου ειπεν ουν αυτω ο ιησους πορευου και συ ποιει ομοιως
Who and where
👤 Jesus Christ◆ Good Samaritan Parable Taught
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In the reference works topics that cite this verse
NeighborAdummimLawyerAfflictedMercyRighteousnessDutyMarthaLike; Liken; Likeness; LikingReadings, Select
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Cross-references most cited first
- 1 John 3:16–18By this we know what love is: Jesus laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers. If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him,…
- Micah 6:8He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?
- 1 Peter 2:21For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in His footsteps:
- 2 Corinthians 8:9For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.
- 1 John 4:10–11And love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
- Luke 6:32–36If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them. If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do the same. And if you lend to…
- Hosea 6:6For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.
- John 13:15–17I have set you an example so that you should do as I have done for you. Truly, truly, I tell you, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. If you know these things,…
- Matthew 23:23Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the…
- Ephesians 5:2and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.
- Proverbs 14:21He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who shows kindness to the poor.
- Revelation 1:5and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood,
- 1 John 3:23–24And this is His commandment: that we should believe in the name of His Son, Jesus Christ, and we should love one another just as He commanded us. Whoever keeps His commandments remains in God, and God in him. And by…
- Matthew 20:28just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”
- Hebrews 2:9–15But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor because He suffered death, so that by the grace of God He might taste death for everyone. In bringing many sons to glory,…
- Ephesians 3:18–19will have power, together with all the saints, to comprehend the length and width and height and depth of the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness…
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