Luke Chapter 10, Verse 36
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36: τις ουν τουτων των τριων δοκει σοι πλησιον γεγονεναι του εμπεσοντος εις τους ληστας
36: Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto
him that fell among the thieves?
36: Which of these three, in thy opinion, was neighbour to him that
fell among the robbers?
Was neighbour. Showed the kindness of a neighbour, or evinced the
proper feelings of a neighbour. The lawyer had asked him who was his
neighbour? Jesus in this beautiful narrative showed him who and what
a neighbour was, and he did this in a way that disarmed his prejudice,
deeply affected him in regard to his own duty, and evinced the beauty of
religion. Had he at first told him that a Samaritan might be a neighbour
to a Jew and deserve his kindness, he would have been at once revolted
at it; but when, by a beautiful and affecting narrative, he brought
the man himself to see that it might be, he was constrained to
admit it. Here we see the beauty of a parable and its use. It disarmed
prejudice, fixed the attention, took the mind gently yet irresistibly,
and prevented the possibility of cavil or objection. Compare, also,
the address of Nathan to David, 2 Sam 12:1ff.
