“The one who showed him mercy,” replied the expert in the law. Then Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.”
Parallel translations
- WEB He said, “He who showed mercy on him.” Then Jesus said to him, “Go and do likewise.”
- KJV And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.
- NKJV And he said, “He who showed mercy on him.” Then Jesus said to him, “Go and do likewise.”
- NASB And he said, “The one who showed compassion to him.” Then Jesus said to him, “Go and do the same.”
- NLT The man replied, “The one who showed him mercy.” Then Jesus said, “Yes, now go and do the same.”
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Quick answer
The lawyer admits the merciful one was the true neighbor, and Jesus tells him to go and do likewise. Love proven in action is the law's true aim.
Overview
Unable even to say 'the Samaritan,' the lawyer concedes that mercy defines neighborliness. Jesus commands him to live this out, not merely to discuss it. The standard remains so high that, kept honestly, it drives us to the mercy of Christ, who alone enables such love.
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- 1 Jn 3:16–18By this we know what love is: Jesus laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.
- Mic 6:8He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?
- 1 Pet 2:21For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in His footsteps:
- 2 Cor 8:9For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.
- 1 Jn 4:10–11And love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins.
- Luke 6:32–36If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them.
- John 13:15–17I have set you an example so that you should do as I have done for you.
- Hos 6:6For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.
- Matt 23:23Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.
- Eph 5:2and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.
- Prov 14:21He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who shows kindness to the poor.
- Rev 1:5and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood,
- Matt 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.”
- 1 Jn 3:23–24And this is His commandment: that we should believe in the name of His Son, Jesus Christ, and we should love one another just as He commanded us.
- Heb 2:9–15But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor because He suffered death, so that by the grace of God He might taste death for everyone.
- Eph 3:18–19will have power, together with all the saints, to comprehend the length and width and height and depth
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