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Luke 10:30
30Jesus replied, "A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him and beat him and departed, leaving him half dead.
Luke 10:30 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)In reply Jesus said: “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he was attacked by robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead.
- New King James Version (NKJV)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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Jesus replied with a story: “A Jewish man was traveling from Jerusalem down to Jericho, and he was attacked by bandits. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him up, and left him half dead beside the road.
Context of Luke 10:30
28And he said to him, "You have answered correctly; do this, and you will live." 29But he, desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?" Jesus replied, "A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him and beat him and departed, leaving him half dead. 31Now by chance a priest was going down that road, and when he saw him he passed by on the other side. 32So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.
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ὑπολαβὼν ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν· ἄνθρωπός τις κατέβαινεν ἀπὸ Ἰερουσαλὴμ εἰς Ἰεριχὼ καὶ λῃσταῖς περιέπεσεν οἳ καὶ ἐκδύσαντες αὐτὸν καὶ πληγὰς ἐπιθέντες ἀπῆλθον ἀφέντες ἡμιθανῆRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Andδέde · thenG1161
- Jesusὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
- answeringὑπολαμβάνωhupolambanō · to take up/supposeG5274
- saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- A certainτιςtis · oneG5100
- ·ἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
- went downκαταβαίνωkatabainō · to come/go downG2597
- fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
- JerusalemἹερουσαλήμHierousalēm · JerusalemG2419
- toεἰςeis · towardG1519
- JerichoἹεριχώHierichō · JerichoG2410
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- fell amongπεριπίπτωperipiptō · to fall uponG4045
- thievesλῃστήςlēstēs · robber/rebelG3027
- whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- strippedἐκδύωekduō · to stripG1562
- himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- woundedπληγήplēgē · plague/blow/woundG4127
- woundedἐπιτίθημιepitithēmi · to put/lay onG2007
- and departedἀπέρχομαιaperchomai · to go awayG565
- leavingἀφίημιaphiēmi · to release: leaveG863
- half deadἡμιθανήςhēmithanēs · half-deadG2253
- ·τυγχάνωtugchanō · to obtain/happenG5177
Cross-references for Luke 10:30
- Psalms 88:4I am counted among those who go down to the pit; I am a man who has no strength,
- Jeremiah 51:52"Therefore, behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will execute judgment upon her images, and through all her land the wounded shall groan.
- Lamentations 2:12They cry to their mothers, "Where is bread and wine?" as they faint like a wounded man in the streets of the city, as their life is poured out on their mothers' bosom.
- Ezekiel 30:24And I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon and put my sword in his hand, but I will break the arms of Pharaoh, and he will groan before him like a man mortally wounded.
Commentaries on Luke 10:30
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 30And Jesus answering - Rather, Then Jesus took him up. This I believe to be the meaning of the word ̔ ; he threw out a challenge, and our Lord took him up on his own ground. See Wakefield's Testament. A certain man went down from Jerusalem - Or, A certain man of Jerusalem going down to Jericho. This was the most public road in all Judea, as it was the grand thoroughfare between these two cities for the courses of priests, twelve thousand of whom are said…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 30Jesus answering - Jesus answered him in a very different manner from what he expected. By one of the most tender and affecting narratives to be found anywhere, he made the lawyer his own judge in the case, and constrained him to admit what at first he would probably have denied. He compelled him to acknowledge that a Samaritan - of a race most hated of all people by the Jews - had shown the kindness of a neighbor, while a “priest” and a “Levite” had…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. 30The road from Jerusalem to Jericho declined 1,000 meters (3,300 feet) through rugged terrain where robbers often waited for travelers.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3030. A certain man--a Jew. from Jerusalem to Jericho--a distance of nineteen miles northeast, a deep and very fertile hollow--"the Temple of Judea" [Trench]. thieves--"robbers." The road, being rocky and desolate, was a notorious haunt of robbers, then and for ages after, and even to this day.Read the comment
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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
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