Luke 10:29 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

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

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

And he, determined to acquit himself of reproach, said to Jesus, And who is my neighbor?

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

But the legal expert wanted to prove that he was right, so he said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”

Catholic Public Domain Version

But since he wanted to justify himself, he said to Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?"

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

But he willing to justify himself, said to Jesus: And who is my neighbour?

Luke 10:29 Cross References

Job 32:2

Then Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram, became angry. He was angry at Job because he justified himself rather than God;

Leviticus 19:34

The stranger who sojourns with you shall be to you as the native among you, and you shall love him as yourself; for you were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.

Mark 8:34

And he called to him the multitude with his disciples, and said to them, “If any man would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.

Luke 10:36

Which of these three, do you think, proved neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?”

Luke 16:15

But he said to them, “You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts; for what is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God.

Romans 10:3

For, being ignorant of the righteousness that comes from God, and seeking to establish their own, they did not submit to God's righteousness.

Romans 4:2

For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God.

Galatians 3:11

Now it is evident that no man is justified before God by the law; for “He who through faith is righteous shall live”;

James 2:24

You see that a man is justified by works and not by faith alone.