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John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 10:33

But a certain Samaritan ,.... By whom Christ may be meant; not that he was really so, for he was a Jew, a son of Abraham, and of David, according to the flesh, but he was so called by the Jews, John 8:48 and was treated as such by them: and since it is the design of the parable in general to show, that he that does acts of kindness and mercy to persons in distress, is a neighbour in the truest sense, though he is not an Israelite, but even a Samaritan, who was, above all men, hated by the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 10:34

And went to him, and bound up his wounds ,.... Which sin had made; it being part of the work of Christ, to bind up the broken-hearted, to heal wounded sinners, and restore comforts to mourners; and which he does, by pouring in oil and wine : by which, in general, may be designed, the blood of Christ, applied to the conscience of a wounded sinner; which cleanses from all sin, heals all the wounds and diseases of sin, cheers and revives fainting spirits, gives ease, peace, and pleasure,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 10:35

And on the morrow when he departed ,.... Having taken care of him all night, and put him into a comfortable way, leaves him, though in good hands; as Christ does his people, to learn to live by faith upon him: and he took out two peace ; two Roman denarii, or pence; which amount to about fifteen pence of our money, and were equal to the half shekel, paid for the redemption of an Israelite: by which may be meant, not the law and Gospel; for though these both bear the image and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 10:36

Which now of these three ,.... The priest, the Levite, and the Samaritan, thinkest thou, was neighbour to him that fell among the thieves ? the priest and Levite that passed by, and took no notice of him, and gave him no relief, neither by words nor actions; or the Samaritan, that did all the above kind and generous things to him? read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 10:37

And he said, he that showed mercy to him ,.... Meaning the Samaritan; which he was obliged to declare, though of another country and religion, and accounted as an enemy; yet the case was so plain, as put by Christ, that he could not with any honour or conscience, say otherwise: then said Jesus unto him, go and do thou likewise ; such like acts of beneficence and kindness, though to a person of a different nation and religion, and though even an enemy; and by so doing, thou wilt not only... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 10:25

A certain lawyer - See on Matthew 22:35 ; (note). read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 10:27

Thou shalt love the Lord - See this important subject explained at large, on Matthew 22:37-40 ; (note). Thy neighbor as thyself - See the nature of self-love explained, on Matthew 19:19 ; (note). read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 10:29

Willing to justify himself - Wishing to make it appear that he was a righteous man, and that consequently he was in the straight road to the kingdom of God, said, Who is my neighbor? supposing our Lord would have at once answered, "Every Jew is to be considered as such, and the Jews only." Now as he imagined he had never been deficient in his conduct to any person of his own nation, he thought he had amply fulfilled the law. This is the sense in which the Jews understood the word neighbor,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 10:30

And Jesus answering - Rather, Then Jesus took him up. This I believe to be the meaning of the word ὑπολαβων ; he threw out a challenge, and our Lord took him up on his own ground. See Wakefield's Testament. A certain man went down from Jerusalem - Or, A certain man of Jerusalem going down to Jericho. This was the most public road in all Judea, as it was the grand thoroughfare between these two cities for the courses of priests, twelve thousand of whom are said to have resided at... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 10:31

And by chance - Κατα συγκυριαν properly means the coincidence of time and circumstance. At the time in which the poor Jew was half dead, through the wounds which he had received, a priest came where he was. So the priest's coming while the man was in that state is the coincidence marked out by the original words. read more

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