Luke 10:33

Luke 10:33 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him,
• New International Version (NIV)But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was, and when he saw him, he had compassion.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was. And when he saw him, he had compassion.

Context of Luke 10:33

31But it happened that a priest from the temple was going down that road. He saw the man, who was lying there. But he walked past him on the other side of the road. 32A Levite was also going down the road. He came to the place where the man was lying. He saw him. But he also walked past on the other side of the road. But then a man from Samaria was also travelling along the road. And he came to the place where the man was lying. When he saw him, he felt very sorry for him. 34He went across to him. He poured oil and wine on the places where he was bleeding. Then he tied those places with clean cloths. After that, he put the man on his own donkey to carry him. They arrived at a small hotel. He took the man in there and he was kind to him. 35The next day, the man from Samaria took out two silver coins from his purse. He gave the money to the man that was taking care of the hotel. “Be kind to this man for me,” he said. “This money may not be enough. When I return, I will pay you for any more that you have spent on him.” ’

Luke 10:33 word by word

Σαμαρίτης δέ τις ὁδεύων ἦλθεν κατ᾽ αὐτόν, καὶ ἰδὼν ἐσπλαγχνίσθη,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• a certainτιςtis · oneG5100
• SamaritanΣαμαρείτηςSamareitēs · SamaritanG4541
• as he journeyedὁδεύωhodeuō · to journeyG3593
• cameἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• whereκατάkata · according toG2596
• heαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• when he sawὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• he had compassionσπλαγχνίζωsplagchnizomai · to pityG4697

Cross-references for Luke 10:33

• Luke 9:52He arrived near a village in the country of Samaria. He sent some people into the village with a message. They went to ask for a place to stay for the night.
• Luke 17:16He went down on his knees in front of Jesus and thanked him. This man was from Samaria.
• Proverbs 27:10Do not forget your friends or your father's friends. If you are in trouble, do not ask your relatives to help you. A friend who is a neighbour will be more help than a relative who lives far away.
• Jeremiah 38:7There was an officer who served the king in his palace. His name was Ebed-Melech. He came from the country of Ethiopia. He heard the news that some officers had put Jeremiah into the deep hole in the palace yard. At that time the king was sitting as judge at the Benjamin Gate of the city.
• Jeremiah 39:16The Lord said, ‘Tell the Ethiopian man, Ebed-Melech, this: The Lord Almighty, Israel's God, says, “I will punish this city as I promised to do. I will send terrible trouble instead of help. You will see this when it happens.
• John 4:9The woman from Samaria said to him, ‘You are a Jew and I am a woman from Samaria. Why would you ask me to give you a drink?’ (The Jews usually do not talk to people who come from Samaria.)
• John 8:48The Jews answered him, ‘What we say about you is right! You are from Samaria and you have a demon in you!’
• Luke 7:13When the Lord Jesus saw her, he felt very sorry for her. He said to her, ‘Do not cry.’
• Exodus 2:6When she opened the basket, she saw the baby boy. He was crying. She was sorry for him and she said, ‘This is one of the Israelite children.’
• 1 Kings 8:50Please forgive your people for all the sins that they have done against you. Please cause their enemies to be kind to them.
• Matthew 18:33I was kind to you. You should have been kind to that other servant in the same way.”

Commentaries on Luke 10:33

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 33Samaritan is mentioned merely to show that he was a person from whom a Jew had no right to expect any help or relief, because of the enmity which subsisted between the two nations.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 33A certain Samaritan - The Samaritans were the most inveterate foes of the Jews. They had no dealings with each other. See the notes at Matthew 10:5. It was this fact which rendered the conduct of this good man so striking, and which was thus set in strong contrast with the conduct of the priest and the Levite. “They” would not help their own afflicted, and wounded countryman. “He,” who could not be expected to aid a Jew, overcame all the usual hostility…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 25-37Verses 25-37 If we speak of eternal life, and the way to it, in a careless manner, we take the name of God in vain. No one will ever love God and his neighbour with any measure of pure, spiritual love, who is not made a partaker of converting grace. But the proud heart of man strives hard against these convictions. Christ gave an instance of a poor Jew in distress, relieved by a good Samaritan. This poor man fell among thieves, who left him about to die…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 33a Samaritan: This unexpected change in the story probably surprised the listeners. Jews and Samaritans hated each other (see 9:52–53; 17:16; John 4:4–42). After Assyria conquered the northern kingdom of Israel, Assyrian settlers married Israelites who remained in Samaria. Their descendants became known as Samaritans. Later, after the Judeans returned from Babylon, conflict grew between Jews and Samaritans (Ezra 4:1–24). The Samaritans built their own…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3333. Samaritan--one excommunicated by the Jews, a byword among them, synonymous with heretic and devil (Joh 8:48; see on Lu 17:18). had compassion--His best is mentioned first; for "He who gives outward things gives something external to himself, but he who imparts compassion and tears gives him something from his very self" [Gregory The Great, in Trench]. No doubt the priest and Levite had their excuses--It is not safe to be lingering here; besides, he's…Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 10:33

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• Neighbor
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In the dictionaries

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• Adummim
• Careful
• Chance
• Fall
• Hire
• Mercy
• Trouble
• Compassion

Commentaries on Luke 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings