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29 The man wanted to justify his lack of love for some kinds of people,[a] so he asked, “Which neighbors?”

30 Jesus replied with an illustration: “A Jew going on a trip from Jerusalem to Jericho was attacked by bandits. They stripped him of his clothes and money, and beat him up and left him lying half dead beside the road.

31 “By chance a Jewish priest came along; and when he saw the man lying there, he crossed to the other side of the road and passed him by.

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  1. Luke 10:29 wanted to justify his lack of love for some kinds of people, literally, “wanted to justify himself.”

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