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Luke 10:29
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But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
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But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?
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But he, desiring to justify himself, asked Jesus, “Who is my neighbor?”
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But he, desiring to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbor?
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But wanting to justify himself, he said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
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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’ and ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”
28 “You have answered correctly,” Jesus said. “Do this and you will live.”
29 But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
30 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.
31 Now by chance a priest was going down the same road, but when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
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