Luke 10:36

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Which of these three men, in your opinion, was neighbour to the man who came into the hands of thieves?

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  • Matt 17:25 : 25 He says, Yes. And when he came into the house, Jesus said to him, What is your opinion, Simon? from whom do the kings of the earth get payment or tax? from their sons or from other people?
  • Matt 21:28-31 : 28 But how does it seem to you? A man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go and do work today in the vine-garden. 29 And he said in answer, I will not: but later, changing his decision, he went. 30 And he came to the second and said the same. And he made answer and said, I go, sir: and went not. 31 Which of the two did his father's pleasure? They say, The first. Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you, that tax-farmers and loose women are going into the kingdom of God before you.
  • Matt 22:42 : 42 What is your opinion of the Christ? whose son is he? They say to him, The Son of David.
  • Luke 7:42 : 42 When they were unable to make payment, he made the two of them free of their debts. Which of them, now, will have the greater love for him?

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  • Luke 10:25-35
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    25 And a certain teacher of the law got up and put him to the test, saying, Master, what have I to do so that I may have eternal life?

    26 And he said to him, What does the law say, in your reading of it?

    27 And he, answering, said, Have love for the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind; and for your neighbour as for yourself.

    28 And he said, You have given the right answer: do this and you will have life.

    29 But he, desiring to put himself in the right, said to Jesus, And who is my neighbour?

    30 And Jesus, answering him, said, A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he got into the hands of thieves, who took his clothing and gave him cruel blows, and when they went away, he was half dead.

    31 And by chance a certain priest was going down that way: and when he saw him, he went by on the other side.

    32 And in the same way, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, went by on the other side.

    33 But a certain man of Samaria, journeying that way, came where he was, and when he saw him, he was moved with pity for him,

    34 And came to him and put clean linen round his wounds, with oil and wine; and he put him on his beast and took him to a house and took care of him.

    35 And the day after he took two pennies and gave them to the owner of the house and said, Take care of him; and if this money is not enough, when I come again I will give you whatever more is needed.

  • 37 And he said, The one who had mercy on him. And Jesus said, Go and do the same.

  • Luke 7:41-43
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    41 And he said, Two men were in debt to a certain man of business: one had a debt of five hundred pence, and the other of fifty.

    42 When they were unable to make payment, he made the two of them free of their debts. Which of them, now, will have the greater love for him?

    43 Simon, in answer, said, It seems he whose debt was greater. And he said, Your decision is right.

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    16 And, falling down on his face at the feet of Jesus, he gave the credit to him; and he was a man of Samaria.

    17 And Jesus said, Were there not ten men who were made clean? where are the nine?

    18 Have not any of them come back to give glory to God, but only this one from a strange land?

  • 39 And a second like it is this, Have love for your neighbour as for yourself.

  • Luke 6:30-31
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    30 Give to everyone who comes with a request, and if a man takes away your property, make no attempt to get it back again.

    31 Do to others as you would have them do to you.

  • 3 And he made a story for them, saying,

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    35 And one of them, a teacher of the law, put a question to him, testing him, and saying,

    36 Master, which is the chief rule in the law?

  • Matt 5:42-43
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    42 Give to him who comes with a request, and keep not your property from him who would for a time make use of it.

    43 You have knowledge that it was said, Have love for your neighbour, and hate for him who is against you:

  • 17 And while he was going out into the way, a man came running to him, and went down on his knees, saying, Good Master, what have I to do so that I may have eternal life?

  • 36 And he said to them, What would you have me do for you?

  • 33 Was it not right for you to have mercy on the other servant, even as I had mercy on you?

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    35 For I was in need of food, and you gave it to me: I was in need of drink, and you gave it to me: I was wandering, and you took me in;

    36 I had no clothing, and you gave it to me: when I was ill, or in prison, you came to me.

    37 Then will the upright make answer to him, saying, Lord, when did we see you in need of food, and give it to you? or in need of drink, and give it to you?

    38 And when did we see you wandering, and take you in? or without clothing, and give it to you?

    39 And when did we see you ill, or in prison, and come to you?

    40 And the King will make answer and say to them, Truly I say to you, Because you did it to the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.

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    35 And it came about that when he got near Jericho, a certain blind man was seated by the side of the road, making requests for money from those who went by.

    36 And hearing the sound of a great number of people going by, he said, What is this?

  • 11 And he said to them, Which of you, having a sheep, if it gets into a hole on the Sabbath day, will not put out a helping hand and get it back?

  • 36 He said in answer, And who is he, Lord? Say, so that I may have faith in him.

  • 19 Give honour to your father and your mother: and, Have love for your neighbour as for yourself.

  • 31 The second is this, Have love for your neighbour as for yourself. There is no other law greater than these.

  • 11 And he made answer and said to them, He who has two coats, let him give to him who has not even one; and he who has food, let him do the same.

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    35 But be loving to those who are against you and do them good, and give them your money, not giving up hope, and your reward will be great and you will be the sons of the Most High: for he is kind to evil men, and to those who have hard hearts.

    36 Be full of pity, even as your Father is full of pity.

  • 9 And he made this story for some people who were certain that they were good, and had a low opinion of others:

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    43 I was wandering, and you took me not in; without clothing, and you gave me no clothing; ill, and in prison, and you came not to me.

    44 Then will they make answer, saying, Lord, when did we see you in need of food or drink, or wandering, or without clothing, or ill, or in prison, and did not take care of you?

    45 Then will he make answer to them, saying, Truly I say to you, Because you did it not to the least of these, you did it not to me.

  • 32 And on his looking round to see her who had done this thing,

  • 6 Because a friend of mine has come to me on a journey, and I have nothing to put before him;