But a certain Samaritan, as he traveled, came where he was. When he saw him, he was moved with compassion,
Parallel translations
- KJV But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him,
- BSB But when a Samaritan on a journey came upon him, he looked at him and had compassion.
- ESV But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was, and when he saw him, he had compassion.
- NKJV But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was. And when he saw him, he had compassion.
- NASB But a Samaritan who was on a journey came upon him; and when he saw him, he felt compassion,
- NLT “Then a despised Samaritan came along, and when he saw the man, he felt compassion for him.
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- 1 Kgs 8:50and forgive your people who have sinned against you, and all their transgressions in which they have transgressed against you; and give them compassion before those who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them
- Luke 7:13When the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said to her, “Don’t cry.”
- Jer 38:7–13Now when Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, a eunuch, who was in the king’s house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon (the king was then sitting in the gate of Benjamin),
- Prov 27:10Don’t forsake your friend and your father’s friend. Don’t go to your brother’s house in the day of your disaster: better is a neighbor who is near than a distant brother.
- Matt 18:33Shouldn’t you also have had mercy on your fellow servant, even as I had mercy on you?’
- John 4:9The Samaritan woman therefore said to him, “How is it that you, being a Jew, ask for a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?” (For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.)
- Matt 10:5Jesus sent these twelve out, and commanded them, saying, “Don’t go among the Gentiles, and don’t enter into any city of the Samaritans.
- Jer 39:16–18“Go, and speak to Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, saying, Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘Behold, I will bring my words on this city for evil, and not for good; and they shall be accomplished before you in that day.
- Exod 2:6She opened it, and saw the child, and behold, the baby cried. She had compassion on him, and said, “This is one of the Hebrews’ children.”
- John 8:48Then the Jews answered him, “Don’t we say well that you are a Samaritan, and have a demon?”
- Luke 17:16–18He fell on his face at Jesus’ feet, giving him thanks; and he was a Samaritan.
- Luke 9:52–53and sent messengers before his face. They went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, so as to prepare for him.
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