Luke 10:29
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?””
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“But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?”
King James Version · Public Domain“But he, desiring to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbor?”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And he, willing to declare himself righteous, said unto Jesus, `And who is my neighbour?'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Luke 10:29 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Leviticus 19:34You must treat the foreigner living among you as native-born and love him as yourself, for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.
- Job 32:2This kindled the anger of Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram. He burned with anger against Job for justifying himself rather than God,
- Matthew 5:43You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor’ and ‘Hate your enemy.’
- Luke 10:36Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?”
- Luke 16:15So He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is prized among men is detestable before God.
- Luke 18:9To some who trusted in their own righteousness and viewed others with contempt, He also told this parable:
- Romans 4:2If Abraham was indeed justified by works, he had something to boast about, but not before God.
- Romans 10:3Because they were ignorant of God’s righteousness and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.
- Galatians 3:11Now it is clear that no one is justified before God by the law, because, “The righteous will live by faith.”
- James 2:24As you can see, a man is justified by his deeds and not by faith alone.
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