Luke 10:37

Luke 10:37 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.
• New International Version (NIV)The expert in the law replied, “The one who had mercy on him.” Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)He said, "The one who showed him mercy." And Jesus said to him, "You go, and do likewise."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And he said, “He who showed mercy on him.” Then Jesus said to him, “Go and do likewise.”

Context of Luke 10:37

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.’ 36Which of these three seems to you a neighbor to the one attacked by robbers?” And he said, “The one who showed mercy to him.” Then Yeshua said to him, “Go, and you do the same.” 38Now while they were traveling, Yeshua entered a certain village; and a woman named Martha welcomed Him into her house. 39She had a sister called Miriam, who was seated at the Master’s feet, listening to His teaching.

Luke 10:37 word by word

ὁ δὲ εἶπεν· ὁ ποιήσας τὸ ἔλεος μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ. εἶπεν δὲ αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς· πορεύου, καὶ σὺ ποίει ὁμοίως.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andδέde · thenG1161
• he saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• He that shewedποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• mercyἔλεοςeleos · mercyG1656
• onμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Thenοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• Goπορεύωporeuomai · to travelG4198
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• thouσύsu · youG4771
• likewiseὁμοίωςhomoiōs · similarlyG3668

Cross-references for Luke 10:37

• Proverbs 14:21Whoever despises his neighbor sins, but whoever is gracious to the needy is blessed.
• Hosea 6:6For I delight in loyalty and not sacrifice, knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
• Micah 6:8He has told you, humanity, what is good, and what Adonai is seeking from you: Only to practice justice, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.
• Matthew 20:28just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”
• Matthew 23:23“Woe to you, Torah scholars and Pharisees, hypocrites! You tithe mint and dill and cumin, yet you have neglected the weightier matters of Torah—justice and mercy and faithfulness. It is necessary to do these things without neglecting the others.
• 2 Corinthians 8:9For you know the grace of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah—that even though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, so that through His poverty you might become rich.
• Ephesians 3:18may have strength to grasp with all the kedoshim what is the width and length and height and depth,
• Ephesians 5:2and walk in love, just as Messiah also loved us and gave Himself up for us as an offering and sacrifice to God for a fragrant aroma.
• Hebrews 2:9But we see One who was made for a little while lower than the angels—namely, Yeshua. He is now crowned with glory and honor, because of the death He suffered so that, by the grace of God, He might taste death for everyone.
• Revelation 1:5and from Messiah Yeshua, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by His blood
• Luke 6:32If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them.
• John 13:15I have given you an example—you should do for each other what I have done for you.
• 1 Peter 2:21For you were called to this, because Messiah also suffered for you, leaving you an example so that you might follow in His footsteps:
• 1 John 3:16We have come to know love by this—Yeshua laid down His life for us, and we also ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.
• 1 John 4:10This is love—not that we have loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as an atonement for our sins.

Commentaries on Luke 10:37

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 37He that showed mercy - Or, so much mercy. His prejudice would not permit him to name the Samaritan, yet his conscience obliged him to acknowledge that he was the only righteous person of the three. Go, and do thou likewise - Be even to thy enemy in distress as kind, humane, and merciful, as this Samaritan was. As the distress was on the part of a Jew, and the relief was afforded by a Samaritan, the lawyer, to be consistent with the decision he had already…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 37He that showed mercy - His “Jewish” prejudice would not permit him “to name” the Samaritan, but there was no impropriety, even in his view, in saying that the man who showed so much mercy was really the neighbor to the afflicted, and not he who “professed” to be his neighbor, but who would “do nothing” for his welfare. Go, and do thou likewise - Show the same kindness to “all” - to friend and foe - and “then” you will have evidence that you keep the law…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. 30-37This parable shows that true neighbors love even their enemies (10:29). True faith is not based on a person’s ethnic background or religious group, but on loving God and loving others.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3737. Go, &c.--O exquisite, matchless teaching! What new fountains of charity has not this opened up in the human spirit--rivers in the wilderness, streams in the desert! What noble Christian institutions have not such words founded, all undreamed of till that wondrous One came to bless this heartless world of ours with His incomparable love--first in words, and then in deeds which have translated His words into flesh and blood, and poured the life of them…Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 10:37

• Afflicted
• Commandments
• Duty
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Lawyer
• Love
• Neighbor
• Readings, Select
• 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