KJV King James Version
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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Luke 10:30
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Jesus took up this question and said, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho when he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him, beat him, and went away, leaving him half dead.
WEB World English Bible
Jesus answered, “A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who both stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead.
ASV American Standard Version
Jesus made answer and said, A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho; and he fell among robbers, who both stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and Jesus having taken up the word, said, ‘A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among robbers, and having stripped him and inflicted blows, they went away, leaving him half dead.
Surrounding context — Luke 10
27 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.
28 And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live.
29 But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?
30 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.
31 And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
32 And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked [on him], and passed by on the other side.
33 But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion [on him],
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ὑπολαβὼνG5274 · hupolambanōto take up/supposeδὲG1161 · dethenὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoἸησοῦςG2424 · IēsousJesusεἶπεν·G2036 · eiponto sayἄνθρωπόςG444 · anthrōposa humanτιςG5100 · tisoneκατέβαινενG2597 · katabainōto come/go downἀπὸG575 · apoaway fromἸερουσαλὴμG2419 · HierousalēmJerusalemεἰςG1519 · eistowardἸεριχὼG2410 · HierichōJerichoκαὶG2532 · kaiandλῃσταῖςG3027 · lēstēsrobber/rebelπεριέπεσενG4045 · peripiptōto fall uponοἳG3739 · hos, hēwhichκαὶG2532 · kaiandἐκδύσαντεςG1562 · ekduōto stripαὐτὸνG846 · autosit/s/heκαὶG2532 · kaiandπληγὰςG4127 · plēgēplague/blow/woundἐπιθέντεςG2007 · epitithēmito put/lay onἀπῆλθονG565 · aperchomaito go awayἀφέντεςG863 · aphiēmito release: leaveἡμιθανῆG2253 · hēmithanēshalf-dead
Cross-references
Luke 18:31Then he took [unto him] the twelve, and said unto them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of man shall be accomplished.Psalm 88:4I am counted with them that go down into the pit: I am as a man [that hath] no strength:Jeremiah 51:52Wherefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will do judgment upon her graven images: and through all her land the wounded shall groan.Luke 19:28And when he had thus spoken, he went before, ascending up to Jerusalem.Ezekiel 30:24And I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and put my sword in his hand: but I will break Pharaoh’s arms, and he shall groan before him with the groanings of a deadly wounded [man].Lamentations 2:12They say to their mothers, Where [is] corn and wine? when they swooned as the wounded in the streets of the city, when their soul was poured out into their mothers’ bosom.
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