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

31And by chance, a kohen was going down that road; but when he saw the man, he passed by on the opposite side. 32Likewise a Levite also, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the opposite side. But a Samaritan who was traveling came upon him; and when he noticed the man, he felt compassion. 34He went up to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on olive oil and wine. Then setting him on his own animal, he brought him to a lodge for travelers and took care of him. 35The next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper, saying, ‘Take care of him. And whatever else you spend, upon my return I will repay you myself.’

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 before Him, and they went and entered a Samaritan village to make His arrangements.
• Luke 17:16And he fell at Yeshua’s feet, facedown, giving Him thanks. And he was a Samaritan.
• Proverbs 27:10Do not forsake your friend, or your father’s friend, nor go to your brother’s house in the day of your disaster— better a neighbor nearby than a brother far off.
• Jeremiah 38:7Now Ebed-melech—an Ethiopian official in the king’s palace—heard they had put Jeremiah in the pit. While the king was sitting in the Benjamin Gate,
• Jeremiah 39:16“Go, speak to Eved-melech the Ethiopian, saying, thus says Adonai-Tzva’ot, the God of Israel: ‘Listen, I will bring about My words on this city for evil and not for good. They will happen before you in that day.
• John 4:9Then the Samaritan woman tells Him, “How is it that You, a Jew, ask me, a Samaritan woman, for a drink?” (For Jewish people don’t deal with Samaritans.)
• John 8:48The Judean leaders responded, “Aren’t we right to say you are a Samaritan and have a demon?”
• Luke 7:13When the Lord saw her, He felt compassion for her and said, “Don’t cry.”
• Exodus 2:6When she opened it, she saw the child—look, a baby boy crying! She had compassion on him and said, “This is one of the Hebrew children.”
• 1 Kings 8:50and forgive Your people who have sinned against You as well as all their transgressions they have transgressed against You, and grant them mercy before their captors, so they may have mercy on them.
• Matthew 18:33Wasn’t it necessary for you also to show mercy to your fellow slave, just as I showed mercy to 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

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• Liberality
• Love
• Neighbor
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• Samaria
• Self-Righteousness

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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