Luke Chapter 10, Verse 35
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35: και επι την αυριον εξελθων εκβαλων δυο δηναρια εδωκεν τω πανδοχει και ειπεν αυτω επιμεληθητι αυτου και ο τι αν προσδαπανησης εγω εν τω επανερχεσθαι με αποδωσω σοι
35: And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and
gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him;
and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will
repay thee.
35: And the next day he took out two pence and gave to the host and
said: Take care of him; and whatsoever thou shalt spend over and above,
I, at my return, will repay thee.
Two pence. About 27 cents, or 1s. 2d. This may seem a small sum,
but we are to remember that that sum was probably ten times as valuable
then as now -- that is, that it would purchase ten times as much food and
the common necessaries of life as the same sum would now. Besides, it is
probable that all the man wanted was attention and kindness, and for
all these it was the purpose of the Samaritan to pay when he returned.
The host. The innkeeper.
