Luke 10:37 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

³⁷ And the teacher of the Law of Moses said, “The person who showed pity on him.” Then Jesus replied, “You go and do the same thing.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³⁷ And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³⁷ He answered, The one who showed pity and mercy to him. And Jesus said to him, Go and do likewise.

American Standard Version (1901)

³⁷ And he said, He that showed mercy on him. And Jesus said unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.

Common English Bible

³⁷ Then the legal expert said, “The one who demonstrated mercy toward him.” Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

³⁷ Then he said, "The one who acted with mercy toward him." And Jesus said to him, "Go, and act similarly."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

³⁷ But he said: He that shewed mercy to him. And Jesus said to him: Go, and do thou in like manner.

Luke 10:37 Cross References

Matthew 20:28

Even so, the Son of man did not come to be served [by others] but to be the servant [of others], and to sacrifice His life as a ransom price to purchase many people [i.e., back from Satan].”

Matthew 23:23

'It is too bad for you hypocritical experts in the Law of Moses and [you] Pharisees! For you give a tenth of your mint, dill and cumin [i.e., small garden herbs used for seasoning or fragrance], and [yet] neglect the heavier responsibilities required by the law, [such as] justice, mercy and faith. You should have done these [“lighter”] things and not neglected to do the other [“heavier”] things [as well].

Luke 10:36

[Now] which of these three men do you think acted like a neighbor to the man attacked by the robbers?”

Luke 10:38

Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a certain village [i.e., Bethany. See John 11:1], and a certain woman named Martha welcomed Him into her house.

2 Corinthians 8:9

For you know the unearned favor of our Lord Jesus Christ, [how] that even though He was rich, He became poor for your sakes, so that through His poverty you people could become [spiritually] rich.

Ephesians 5:2

Live in a loving way, just like Christ loved us and gave Himself up [to die] for us as an offering and fragrant smelling sacrifice to God.

1 Peter 2:21

[After all], this is what you were called to do, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you would follow in His steps.

Revelation 1:5

[It is also] from Jesus Christ, who is the Faithful Witness [to the truth], the Firstborn from the dead [i.e., the first One raised never to die again], the Ruler of the kings of the world. May there be honor and power forever and ever to Christ, who loved us and released us from our sins by His blood [Note: Some manuscripts say “washed us” since the two Greek words are spelled almost alike].