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


In Context

26 "What is written in the Law?" he replied. "How do you read it?"

27 He answered: " 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind' ; and, 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' "

28 "You have answered correctly," Jesus replied. "Do this and you will live."

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

30 In reply Jesus said: "A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead.

31 A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side.

Luke 10:29 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:29But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

10:29But he willing to justify himself, said to Jesus: And who is my neighbour?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

10:29But he, desiring to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbor?

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:29But he, desirous of justifying himself, said to Jesus, And who is my neighbour?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

10:29But he, desiring to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:29But he, willing to justify himself, said to Jesus, And who is my neighbor?

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:29But he, desiring to justify himself, asked Jesus, |Who is my neighbor?|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

10:29And he, willing to declare himself righteous, said unto Jesus, 'And who is my neighbour?'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:29But he, willing to justify himself, said to Jesus, And who is my neighbor?