Who is my Neighbor? ~ Cross reference of Luke 10:27 to Leviticus 19:18


Luke 10 has an event where Jesus uses the story of the good Samaritan to explain to the "expert in the law" who ones neighbor is. A priest and Levite ignore the injured person while a gentile comes to the aid of the person and makes sure he recovers. The point Jesus makes is we need to look for ways to help people in need.

Similar events are recorded in Matthew & Mark as well but the story of the good Samaritan is found only in Luke. Jesus uses a Priest & a Levite to stress that though both these are thought to be "good" people they did not care for the injured man.


Torah has several passages that say what one should do if they find a person in the field [on the road] injured or even dead. In fact there is a passage that says if a persons life is in danger one could even break the law that prohibits them from helping the person.

I don't have much to add here but agree that we need to always be willing to help the people in need.


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All Greek Text references are from NIV and Tanakh references are from Chabad.

This post is not intended to offend anyone's faith but for those people who are Seeking the truth of THE ONE TRUE G-D of the universe to who we owe all our love, gratitude & devotion.

My encouragement to you is that you read the whole chapter of Tanakh that the Greek text quotes so you get the context and understand what G-d actually said.


G-d Bless and Seek THE Truth.


Luke 10:27 He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’[c]; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’[d]” 28 “You have answered correctly,” Jesus replied. “Do this and you will live.”

Deuteronomy 6:12 Beware, lest you forget the Lord, Who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. 13 You shall fear the Lord, your God, worship Him, and swear by His name. 14 Do not go after other gods, of the gods of the peoples who are around you. 15 For the Lord, your God, is a zealous God among you, lest the wrath of the Lord, your God, be kindled against you, and destroy you off the face of the earth. 16 You shall not try the Lord, your God, as you tried Him in Massah.

Leviticus 19:18 You shall neither take revenge from nor bear a grudge against the members of your people; you shall love your neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord.

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