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Luke 10:36

Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves?

KJV

τίς τούτων τῶν τριῶν πλησίον δοκεῖ σοι γεγονέναι τοῦ ἐμπεσόντος εἰς τοὺς λῃστάς;

Greek NT

Quis horum trium videtur tibi proximus fuisse illi, qui incidit in latrones ?

Vulgate

Which of these three, thinkest thou, proved neighbor unto him that fell among the robbers?

ASV

Which of these three, in thy opinion, was neighbour to him that fell among the robbers?

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

11 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

γίνομαι
ginomai
verb · 667×
δοκέω
dokeo
verb · 62×
εἰς
eis
preposition · 1769×
λῃστής
lestes
noun · 15×
οὗτος
outos
demonstrative · 1380×
πλησίον
plesion
adverb · 17×
σύ
su
pronoun · 1071×
τίς
tis
interrogative_pronoun · 533×
τρεῖς
treis
adjective · 67×
ἐμπίπτω
empipto
verb · 7×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×

Textual variants

1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

notable
SBLGNT: τίς | WH/NIV: τίς | Treg/RP: + οὖν
  • τίς — SBLGNT
  • τίς — Westcott-Hort, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • + οὖν — Tregelles, Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Parable

Historic Christian voices

6 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§1825Christ died out of love for us, while we were still "enemies."100 The Lord asks us to love as he does, even our enemies, to make ourselves the neighbor of those farthest away, and to love children and the poor as Christ himself.101 The Apostle Paul has given an incomparable depiction of charity: "charity is patient and kind, charity is not jealous or boastful; it is not arrogan…
§2822Our Father "desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth."95 He "is forbearing toward you, not wishing that any should perish."96 His commandment is "that you love one another; even as I have loved you, that you also love one another."97 This commandment summarizes all the others and expresses his entire will.
§96And first of all let us imitate the breadth of His love. For the Church, the Bride of Christ, is one; and yet so vast is the love of the divine Spouse that it embraces in His Bride the whole human race without exception. Our Savior shed His Blood precisely in order that He might reconcile men to God through the Cross, and might constrain them to unite in one body, however widel…

Cross-references

  • Luke 7:42 — And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most?
  • Luke 10:29 — But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?
  • Mark 12:31 — And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.
  • Matt 17:25 — He saith, Yes. And when he was come into the house, Jesus prevented him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? of whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute? of their own children, or of stran
  • Matt 21:28 — But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard.
  • Matt 22:42 — Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The son of David.