E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 10:36
now = therefore. Om. by [L] T [Tr. ] AWI R. thinkest thou = seems to thee. was = to have become. among . Greek. eis. App-104 . read more
Luke 10:36
E.W. Bullinger
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 10:36
Which of these three, thinkest thou, proved neighbor unto him that fell among robbers? And he said, He that showed mercy on him. And Jesus said unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.He that showed mercy on him ... Significantly, the lawyer did not use the hated word "Samaritan," thus affording a glimpse of his inner thoughts toward others.Go and do likewise ... By such a command, Jesus enjoined upon all who would be his followers that they should go and be a neighbor to all men; and, in this,... read more
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 10:36
Luke 10:36. Which now of these three, &c.— Great pains have been taken by some, so to adjust this case, as that it might yield a proper answer to the lawyer's question. He asked, Who is my neighbour? That is, "Who am I obliged to love as myself?" So that our Lord, say they, ought to have determined the extent and right of neighbourhood, and thence deduced the obligations of love and assistance: whereas, the case supposes the love and assistance, and thence infers the relation of... read more
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Luke 10:36
36. Which . . . was neighbour?—a most dexterous way of putting the question: (1) Turning the question from, "Whom am I to love as my neighbour?" to "Who is the man that shows that love?" (2) Compelling the lawyer to give a reply very different from what he would like—not only condemning his own nation, but those of them who should be the most exemplary. (3) Making him commend one of a deeply hated race. And he does it, but it is almost extorted. For he does not answer, "The Samaritan"—that... read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 10:25-37
1. The relation of disciples to their neighbors 10:25-37The question that a lawyer put to Jesus provided the opportunity for this lesson. Jesus answered it but then followed up His answer with a parable that was the climax of His teaching on the subject. The parable amplified the second great commandment (Luke 10:27). The teaching that followed the parable (Luke 10:38 to Luke 11:13), while not addressed to the lawyer, expounded the first great commandment (Luke 10:27). The present section also... read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 10:30-37
The parable of the good Samaritan 10:30-37Jesus told this parable to correct the lawyer’s false understanding of who his neighbor was and to clarify his duty to his neighbor. read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 10:36
Jesus then applied the teaching of the parable to the lawyer by asking him which of the three passersby behaved as a neighbor. He reversed the lawyer’s original question (Luke 10:29) and focused attention where it should have been, on the subject showing love rather than the object receiving it. The priest and the Levite had avoided contamination and ritual uncleanness, while the Samaritan had contracted it. Yet the two Jews had not showed compassion, whereas the true neighbor had. read more
John Dummelow
John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 10:1-42
The Seventy. The Good Samaritan. Martha and Mary1-16. Choice and mission of the Seventy (peculiar to Lk). Another step in the organisation of the Church. The Seventy receive a subordinate commission, similar to that of the apostles, to preach and to cast out devils (Luke 10:9, Luke 10:17). Two motives may be discerned in the sending forth of so numerous a body of missionaries. (1) The time before His Passion was now short, and Jesus wished the message of salvation to reach as many Israelites as... read more
Charles John Ellicott
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Luke 10:36
(36) Which now of these three . . .?—There is a certain subtle discernment in the form of the question. The point under discussion was as to whom the Jew should look on as his neighbour. It is answered indirectly by the narrative, which showed who had proved himself a neighbour to the Jew. The Samaritan had shown himself a better interpreter of the commandment than the orthodox scribe. He had recognised a neighbour even in the Jew. The Jew therefore should recognise a neighbour even in the... read more
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Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Luke 10:25-37
83. Who is my neighbour? (Luke 10:25-37)A Jewish teacher of the law came to Jesus to test him with a question about eternal life. His question showed that he thought of eternal life as something to be obtained by some special act. Jesus’ reply showed that obtaining eternal life is inseparably linked with the way people live their daily lives. If they do not put God before all things and their neighbour before themselves, they can have no assurance of eternal life (Luke 10:25-28).The teacher was... read more