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

Luke 10:29 · KJV

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

— Luke 10:29

And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live.

And Jesus answering said, A certain {man} went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded {him}, and departed, leaving {him} half dead.

Luke 10 — Context

And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.

And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live.

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

And Jesus answering said, A certain {man} went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded {him}, and departed, leaving {him} half dead.

And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.

Cross References

Luke 16:15

And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.

Luke 18:9-11

And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: {that...: or, as being righteous}

Matthew 5:43-44

Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.

Leviticus 19:34

{But} the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I {am} the LORD your God.

Galatians 3:11

But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, {it is} evident: for, The just shall live by faith.

Romans 10:3

For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.

Luke 10:36

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

Romans 4:2

For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath {whereof} to glory; but not before God.