Luke 10:29

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“But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?””

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BSBPD

“But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“But he, desiring to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbor?”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And he, willing to declare himself righteous, said unto Jesus, `And who is my neighbour?'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Luke 10:29 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 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.
  2. 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,
  3. Matthew 5:43You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor’ and ‘Hate your enemy.’
  4. Luke 10:36Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?”
  5. 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.
  6. Luke 18:9To some who trusted in their own righteousness and viewed others with contempt, He also told this parable:
  7. Romans 4:2If Abraham was indeed justified by works, he had something to boast about, but not before God.
  8. Romans 10:3Because they were ignorant of God’s righteousness and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.
  9. Galatians 3:11Now it is clear that no one is justified before God by the law, because, “The righteous will live by faith.”
  10. James 2:24As you can see, a man is justified by his deeds and not by faith alone.

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