So he went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine; and he set him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
Parallel translations
- WEB came to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. He set him on his own animal, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
- KJV And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
- BSB He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
- NASB and came to him and bandaged up his wounds, pouring oil and wine on them; and he put him on his own animal, and brought him to an inn and took care of him.
- NLT Going 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.
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The Samaritan tends the man's wounds and carries him to an inn for care. Genuine love costs time, resources, and personal effort.
Overview
With oil, wine, his own animal, and his own hands, the Samaritan gives sacrificially to a stranger and enemy. His mercy is concrete and costly, not mere sentiment. Such self-giving love foreshadows the compassion of Christ, who rescues the helpless at great cost to himself.
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- Rom 12:20Therefore “If your enemy is hungry, feed him. If he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in doing so, you will heap coals of fire on his head.”
- Ps 147:3He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds.
- Exod 23:4–5“If you meet your enemy’s ox or his donkey going astray, you shall surely bring it back to him again.
- Matt 5:43–45“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’
- Prov 24:17–18Don’t rejoice when your enemy falls. Don’t let your heart be glad when he is overthrown;
- 1 Th 5:15See that no one returns evil for evil to anyone, but always follow after that which is good, for one another, and for all.
- Mark 14:8She has done what she could. She has anointed my body beforehand for the burying.
- Luke 2:7She gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped him in bands of cloth, and laid him in a feeding trough, because there was no room for them in the inn.
- Gen 42:27As one of them opened his sack to give his donkey food in the lodging place, he saw his money. Behold, it was in the mouth of his sack.
- Exod 4:24On the way at a lodging place, Yahweh met Moses and wanted to kill him.
- Isa 1:5–6Why should you be beaten more, that you revolt more and more? The whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint.
- Prov 25:21–22If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat. If he is thirsty, give him water to drink:
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