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NASB | Luke 10:30 Jesus replied and said, "A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among robbers, and they stripped him and beat him, and went away leaving him half dead. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 10:30 Jesus replied, "A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he encountered robbers, who stripped him of his clothes [and belongings], beat him, and went their way [unconcerned], leaving him half dead. |
Subject: Why identify the cities and not the man? |
Bible Note: Hi mommapbs, You do speak from your heart and that often entails some risk doesn't it? So I say, more power to you, girl. 1) As Revelation 22:18,19 says, we do not want to add OR subtract to the word of God. 2) I would say that God is love and that God is good. I would not capitalize "good" in a verse for instance like Matthew 19:17. Matthew 19:17, "And He said to him, "Why are you asking Me about what is good? There is only **One who is good; but if you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments." contrast/compare Matthew 5:47, "And if you greet your brothers only, what do you do more than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same? 48 Therefore you are to be perfect, as your heavenly **Father is perfect." Luke 7:49, "...Who is this **[man,Man] who forgives sins?" Luke 10:36, "Which of these three do you think proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell into the robbers' hands?" 37 And he said, "The one who showed mercy toward him." And **Jesus said to him, "Go and do the same." Romans 2:11, "For there is no partiality with **God." 3) In considering God as a Neighbor: I hear you saying that you want to think of Deity as the Good Samaritan and the Good Neighbor. You would have us see God as One who comes to our aid as a Neighbor would. I can see that He indeed does come to our aid, for He is good. But God is also the One who created the heavens and the earth, and the natural disasters are things that come about because of the way the world was made. So we cannot deny the God above. Job 31:23, "For calamity from God is a terror to me, And because of **His majesty [exaltation] I can do nothing.... Job 31:26, "If I have looked at the sun [Lit. light] when it shone, Or the moon going in splendor, 27 And my heart became secretly enticed, And my hand threw a kiss from my mouth, 28 That too would have been an iniquity calling for judgment, For I would have denied God/ above." John 15:5, "I am the (v)Vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me, and **I in him, he bears much fruit; for apart from Me/ you can do nothing." 4) I was looking today also at the words that He has spoken. John 6:63, John 16:1, John 16:12, and John 16:18. We all have a lot to learn, do we not? From the heart, Ray |