Passages

Luke 10:33-34

New Testament

Citation Formats

General Reference

Divinity Atlas. "Luke 10:33-34." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/passages/luke-10-33-34.

APA Style

Divinity Atlas. (n.d.). Luke 10:33-34. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/passages/luke-10-33-34

BibTeX

@misc{divinityatlas-luke-10-33-34,
  author = {Divinity Atlas},
  title = {Luke 10:33-34},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/passages/luke-10-33-34},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

The centre of the parable of the good Samaritan. The force of the story depends on the Samaritan being a religious outsider whom the audience despised; a modern reader who hears 'Samaritan' as a synonym for a kind person has lost the point.

Facts

Passage

Text

But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he was moved with compassion, and came to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring on [them] oil and wine; and he set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him. 1

Reference

Luke 10:33-34 1

Reference Scheme

Book, Chapter, Verse 1

Translation

The Holy Bible, American Standard Version 1

Translator

American Revision Committee 1

Meaning

Theme

ethics, compassion 1

Cross-Tradition Connections