Luke 10:29
New Testament • 6 words with Strong's data
"But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?"
Word-by-Word Analysis
אָבָה
ʼâbâh
to breathe after, i.e. (figuratively) to be acquiescent
צָדַק
tsâdaq
to be (causatively, make) right (in a moral or forensic sense)
נֶפֶשׁ
nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or menta...
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
Ἰησοῦς
Iēsoûs
Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites
Key Terms in This Verse
צָדַק tsâdaq
to be (causatively, make) right (in a moral or forensic sense)
Study H6663 →נֶפֶשׁ nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
Study H5315 →Ἰησοῦς Iēsoûs
Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites
Study G2424 →Cross References
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.
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.
But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith.
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.
For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God.
Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves?
Then was kindled the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the kindred of Ram: against Job was his wrath kindled, because he justified himself rather than God.
Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.
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