Luke 10:29 - The Scriptures 2009

²⁹ But he, wishing to declare himself righteous, said to יהושע, “And who is my neighbour?”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁹ But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁹ And he, determined to acquit himself of reproach, said to Jesus, And who is my neighbor?

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁹ But he, desiring to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbor?

Common English Bible

²⁹ 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

²⁹ But since he wanted to justify himself, he said to Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?"

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²⁹ But he willing to justify himself, said to Jesus: And who is my neighbour?

Luke 10:29 Cross References

Job 32:2

And the wrath of Elihu, son of Baraḵ’ĕl the Buzite, of the clan of Ram, burned against Iyoḇ. His wrath burned because he declared himself right rather than Elohim.

Leviticus 19:34

‘Let the stranger who dwells among you be to you as the native among you, and you shall love him as yourself. For you were strangers in the land of Mitsrayim. I am יהוה your Elohim.

Mark 8:34

And calling near the crowd with His taught ones, He said to them, “Whoever desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his stake, and follow Me.

Luke 10:36

“Who, then, of these three, do you think, was neighbour to him who fell among the robbers?”

Luke 16:15

so He said to them, “You are those who declare yourselves righteous before men, but Elohim knows your hearts, because what is highly thought of among men is an abomination in the sight of Elohim.

Romans 10:3

For not knowing the righteousness of Elohim, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, they did not subject themselves to the righteousness of Elohim.

Romans 4:2

For if Aḇraham was declared right by works, he has ground for boasting, but not before Elohim.

Galatians 3:11

And that no one is declared right by Torah before Elohim is clear, for “The righteous shall live by belief.”

James 2:24

You see, then, that a man is declared right by works, and not by belief alone.