Luke 10:29

New English Translation

But the expert, wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”

Cross References

Job 32:2

Then Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite, of the family of Ram, became very angry. He was angry with Job for justifying himself rather than God.

Leviticus 19:34

The foreigner who resides with you must be to you like a native citizen among you; so you must love him as yourself, because you were foreigners in the land of Egypt. I am the Lord your God.

Mark 8:34

Then Jesus called the crowd, along with his disciples, and said to them, “If anyone wants to become my follower, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.

Luke 10:36

Which of these three do you think became a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of the robbers?”

Luke 16:15

But Jesus said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves in men’s eyes, but God knows your hearts. For what is highly prized among men is utterly detestable in God’s sight.

Romans 10:3

For ignoring the righteousness that comes from God, and seeking instead to establish their own righteousness, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.

Romans 4:2

For if Abraham was declared righteous by the works of the law, he has something to boast about – but not before God.

Galatians 3:11

Now it is clear no one is justified before God by the law, because the righteous one will live by faith.

James 2:24

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