Luke 10:25-37

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Luke 10:25-37

We have here Christ's discourse with a lawyer about some points of conscience, which we are all concerned to be rightly informed in and are so here from Christ though the questions were proposed with no good intention. I. We are concerned to know what that good is which we should do in this life, in order to our attaining eternal life. A question to this purport was proposed to our Saviour by a certain lawyer, or scribe, only with a design to try him, not with a desire to be instructed by him,... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Luke 10:25-37

10:25-37 Look you--an expert in the law stood up and asked Jesus a test question. "Teacher," he said, "What is it I am to do to become the possessor of eternal life?" He said to him, "What stands written in the law? How do you read?" He answered, "You must love the Lord your God with your whole heart, and with your whole mind, and your neighbour as yourself." "Your answer is correct," said Jesus. But he, wishing to put himself in the right, said to Jesus, "And who is my neighbour?" Jesus... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 10:25

And behold a certain lawyer stood up ,.... From his seat, having been hearing Christ preach, very likely, in some synagogue; when and where this was, is not certain. The Syriac, Persic, and Ethiopic versions call this man a Scribe; and a lawyer and a Scribe were the same, as appears from Matthew 22:35 compared with Mark 12:28 and tempted him; or tried him whether he understood the law, or whether he would say any thing contrary to it, and see if he could gain any advantage against... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 10:26

What is written in the law? .... Christ, with great propriety, sends him to the law, to see and observe what was written there, what are the terms and conditions of life, as fixed there; partly, because this man, by his office and character, was an interpreter of the law; and partly, because his question was, what shall I do? how readest thou ? in the law, every day; referring to the "Keriat Shema", the reading of the Shema, i.e. those words in Deuteronomy 6:4 , &c;, "Hear, O... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 10:27

And he answering said, thou shalt love the Lord thy God ,.... This was part of their phylacteries, which they recited every day; See Gill on Matthew 22:37 , Matthew 22:39 , Mark 12:28 , Mark 12:29 read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 10:28

And he said unto him, thou hast answered right ,.... It is so written, and read; and this, as if he should say, is the sum and substance of the law, and what that requires men should do; wherefore, do this, and thou shalt live ; for the bare reading of it was not sufficient; though these men placed great confidence in reading this passage, or in reciting their phylacteries, of which this was a part, morning and night. Our Lord intimates by this, that, according to the tenor of the law,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 10:29

But he willing to justify himself ,.... Upon the foot of his own righteousness, and to make himself appear to be righteous to others; for this the Jews thought themselves able to do, both to justify themselves before God by their own works, and make it out to men, that they were truly righteous persons; and it is a maxim with them, that "every one המצדיק את עצמו that justifies himself, below (on earth), they justify him above (or in heaven) F11 T. Bab. Tasnith, fol. 8. 1. .' ... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 10:30

And Jesus answering, said ,.... The following things; which may either be considered as a narrative of matter of fact, or as a supposed case, and delivered by way of parable; and in either way, though the general design of it is in answer to the lawyer's question, to show who may be called a neighbour; and that a man who is a stranger, and accounted an enemy, yet doing acts of mercy, kindness, and beneficence, to one in distress, ought to be accounted a neighbour: and has a much better title... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 10:31

And by chance there came down a certain priest that way ,.... Who had been at Jerusalem, to take his turn in the courses, and was now returning to Jericho, where the stationary men were, to which he belonged: for it is said F20 T. Bab. Taanith, fol. 27. 1. , that "the former prophets appointed twenty and four courses; and for every course there was a station at Jerusalem, of priests, and of Levites, and of Israelites; and when the time of the course came to go up, the priests and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 10:32

And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place ,.... Where the poor man lay in this deplorable condition: came and looked on him ; and that was all; but neither spoke a comfortable word, nor administered any relief to him, or in the least assisted him: and passed by on the other side ; as the priest had done before him: by the "priest" may be meant, the moral law, and by the Levite the ceremonial law; and so by both, the whole law of Moses; and intimates, that no mercy is to be... read more

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