29 But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?

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29 But he wanted to justify himself,(A) so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”

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15 And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.

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15 He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves(A) in the eyes of others, but God knows your hearts.(B) What people value highly is detestable in God’s sight.

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For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God.

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If, in fact, Abraham was justified by works, he had something to boast about—but not before God.(A)

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And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:

10 Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.

11 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.

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The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector

To some who were confident of their own righteousness(A) and looked down on everyone else,(B) Jesus told this parable: 10 “Two men went up to the temple to pray,(C) one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11 The Pharisee stood by himself(D) and prayed: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people—robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.

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34 But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.

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34 The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born.(A) Love them as yourself,(B) for you were foreigners(C) in Egypt.(D) I am the Lord your God.

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11 But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith.

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11 Clearly no one who relies on the law is justified before God,(A) because “the righteous will live by faith.”[a](B)

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Footnotes

  1. Galatians 3:11 Hab. 2:4

For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.

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Since they did not know the righteousness of God and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.(A)

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36 Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves?

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36 “Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?”

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43 Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.

44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

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Love for Enemies

43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor[a](A) and hate your enemy.’(B) 44 But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 5:43 Lev. 19:18

Then was kindled the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the kindred of Ram: against Job was his wrath kindled, because he justified himself rather than God.

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But Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite,(A) of the family of Ram, became very angry with Job for justifying himself(B) rather than God.(C)

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24 Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.

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24 You see that a person is considered righteous by what they do and not by faith alone.

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