New American Standard Bible 1995

Luke 10:23-37

23TurningστραφεὶςstrapheisG4762to the disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101,He saidG3004privatelyκατ᾽ ἰδίανkat᾽ idianG2596 G2398,“BlessedμακάριοιmakarioiG3107arethe eyesὀφθαλμοὶophthalmoiG3788which seeβλέποντεςblepontesG991the things you seeβλέπετε·blepeteG991,

24for I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you, that manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183prophetsπροφῆταιprophētaiG4396and kingsβασιλεῖςbasileisG935wishedἠθέλησανēthelēsanG2309to seeG3708the things whichἃhaG3739you seeβλέπετεblepeteG991,and did not seeG3708them,and to hearἀκοῦσαιakousaiG191the things whichἃhaG3739you hearἀκούετεakoueteG191,and did not hearἤκουσαν.¶ēkousanG191them.”

25And alawyerνομικόςnomikosG3544stoodἀνέστηanestēG450up and putG1598Him to the testG1598,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “Teacherδιδάσκαλε,didaskaleG1320,whatτίtiG5101shall I doποιήσαςpoiēsasG4160to inheritκληρονομήσω;klēronomēsōG2816eternalαἰώνιονaiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222?”

26And He saidG3004to him,“WhatτίtiG5101is writtenγέγραπται;gegraptaiG1125in the LawνόμῳnomōG3551?HowπῶςpōsG4459does it readἀναγινώσκεις;¶anaginōskeisG314to you?”

27And he answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611, “You shall loveἀγαπήσειςagapēseisG25the LordκύριονkurionG2962your GodθεόνtheonG2316with allὅληςholēsG3650your heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588,and with allὅλῃholēG3650your soulψυχῇpsuchēaG5590,and with allὅλῃholēG3650your strengthἰσχύϊischuiG2479,and with allὅλῃholēG3650your mindδιανοίᾳdianoiaG1271;and your neighborπλησίονplēsionG4139as yourselfG4572.”

28And He saidG3004to him,“You have answeredἀπεκρίθης·apekrithēsG611correctlyὀρθῶςorthōsG3723;doποίειpoieiG4160thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778and you will liveζήσῃ.¶zēsēG2198.”

29But wishingθέλωνthelōnG2309to justifyδικαιῶσαιdikaiōsaiG1344himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438,he saidG3004to JesusἸησοῦν·IēsounG2424, “And whoτίςtisG5101is my neighborπλησίον;plēsionG4139?”

30JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424repliedὑπολαβὼνhupolabōnG5274and saidG3004,“A manἄνθρωπόςanthrōposG444wasgoingG2597downκατέβαινενkatebainenG2597from JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419to JerichoἸεριχὼIerichōG2410,and fellG4045amongG4045robbersλῃσταῖςlēstaisG3027,and they strippedἐκδύσαντεςekdusantesG1562him andbeatπληγὰς ἐπιθέντεςplēgas epithentesG2007 G4127him, and wentG565awayἀπῆλθονapēlthonG565leavingἀφέντεςaphentesG863him halfG2253deadG2253.

31And by chanceσυγκυρίανsugkurianG4795a priestἱερεύςhi'ereusG2409was goingG2597downκατέβαινενkatebainenG2597on that roadὁδῷhodōG3598,and when he sawG3708him, he passedG492by on the otherG492sideG492.

32LikewiseὁμοίωςhomoiōsG3668a LeviteΛευίτηςLeuitēsG3019alsoG2532,when he cameἐλθὼνelthōnG2064to the placeτόπονtoponG5117and sawG3708him, passedG492by on the otherG492sideG492.

33But aSamaritanΣαμαρίτηςSamaritēsG4541,who was on a journeyὁδεύωνhodeuōnG3593,cameἦλθενēlthenG2064upon him; and when he sawG3708him, he feltG4697compassionἐσπλαγχνίσθη,esplagchnisthēG4697,

34and cameπροσελθὼνproselthōnG4334to him and bandagedκατέδησενkatedēsenG2611up his woundsτραύματαtraumataG5134,pouringἐπιχέωνepicheōnG2022oilἔλαιονelaionG1637and wineοἶνον.oinonG3631on them;and he putἐπιβιβάσαςepibibasasG1913him on his ownἴδιονidionG2398beastκτῆνοςktēnosG2934,and broughtἤγαγενēgagenG71him to an innπανδοχεῖονpandocheionG3829and tookG1959careἐπεμελήθηepemelēthēG1959of him.

35On the nextαὔριονaurionG839dayG839he tookἐκβαλὼνekbalōnG1544out twoδύοduoG1417denariiδηνάριαdēnariaG1220and gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325them to the innkeeperπανδοχεῖpandocheiG3830and saidG3004, ‘TakeG1959careἐπιμελήθητιepimelēthētiG1959of him; and whateverὅ τι ἂνho ti anG3739 G5100 G302moreG4325you spendG4325,whenἐνenG1722I returnἐπανέρχεσθαίepanerchesthaiG1880I will repayἀποδώσωapodōsōG591you.’

36WhichτίςtisG5101of theseτούτωνtoutōnG3778threeτριῶνtriōnG5140do you thinkδοκεῖdokeiG1380provedγεγονέναιgegonenaiG1096to be a neighborπλησίονplēsionG4139to the man who fellἐμπεσόντοςempesontosG1706into the robbers’λῃστάς;lēstasG3027hands?”

37And he saidG3004, “The one who showedποιήσαςpoiēsasG4160mercyἔλεοςeleosG1656towardμετ᾽met᾽G3326him.” ThenG1161JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidG3004to him,“Goπορεύου,poreuouG4198and doποίειpoieiG4160the sameὁμοίως.¶homoiōsG3668.”

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