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

31“By chance a priest came along. But when he saw the man lying there, he crossed to the other side of the road and passed him by. 32A Temple assistant walked over and looked at him lying there, but he also passed by on the other side. “Then a despised Samaritan came along, and when he saw the man, he felt compassion for him. 34Going over to him, the Samaritan soothed his wounds with olive oil and wine and bandaged them. Then he put the man on his own donkey and took him to an inn, where he took care of him. 35The next day he handed the innkeeper two silver coins, telling him, ‘Take care of this man. If his bill runs higher than this, I’ll pay you the next time I’m here.’

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 sent messengers ahead to a Samaritan village to prepare for his arrival.
• Luke 17:16He fell to the ground at Jesus’ feet, thanking him for what he had done. This man was a Samaritan.
• Proverbs 27:10Never abandon a friend— either yours or your father’s. When disaster strikes, you won’t have to ask your brother for assistance. It’s better to go to a neighbor than to a brother who lives far away.
• Jeremiah 38:7But Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, an important court official, heard that Jeremiah was in the cistern. At that time the king was holding court at the Benjamin Gate,
• Jeremiah 39:16“Say to Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, ‘This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: I will do to this city everything I have threatened. I will send disaster, not prosperity. You will see its destruction,
• John 4:9The woman was surprised, for Jews refuse to have anything to do with Samaritans. She said to Jesus, “You are a Jew, and I am a Samaritan woman. Why are you asking me for a drink?”
• John 8:48The people retorted, “You Samaritan devil! Didn’t we say all along that you were possessed by a demon?”
• Luke 7:13When the Lord saw her, his heart overflowed with compassion. “Don’t cry!” he said.
• Exodus 2:6When the princess opened it, she saw the baby. The little boy was crying, and she felt sorry for him. “This must be one of the Hebrew children,” she said.
• 1 Kings 8:50Forgive your people who have sinned against you. Forgive all the offenses they have committed against you. Make their captors merciful to them,
• Matthew 18:33Shouldn’t you have mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had mercy on you?’

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

• Afflicted
• Beneficence
• Commandments
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• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
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• Liberality
• Love
• Neighbor
• Poor
• Readings, Select
• Samaria
• Self-Righteousness

In the dictionaries

• Samaritan
• Samaria, Samaritan
• 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