Luke 10:29

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Luke 10:29

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

Willing

And

Luke 10:36

Matthew 5:43

General references

Bible References

Willing

Jesus said: You make yourselves look righteous to other people. God knows your hearts. The things considered of great value by people are worth nothing in God's sight.

He then spoke this illustration to some who trusted in themselves. They were very self-righteous. They looked down on others:

Foreigners living among you will be like your own people. Love them as you love yourself, because you were foreigners living in Egypt. I am Jehovah your God.

Then Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram, became angry. He was angry with Job because he justified himself rather than God.

If Abraham was declared righteous by works, he could boast, but not to God.

They are ignorant of God's righteousness. They seek to establish their own righteousness and have not submitted to the righteousness of God.

The fact that the Law justifies no man before God is evident. The righteous will live by faith.

You see that a man is justified (declared and pronounced righteous) by works, and not by faith alone.

And

Which of these three do you think proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?

You have heard it said, 'You should love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' (Leviticus 19:18)

General references

Adam said: The woman you put here with me gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it.

If we are careful to do these commandments before Jehovah our God, just as he ordered us, it will mean righteousness for us.'

Teacher, he said: I have observed all of these from my youth.

The commandment, which was to life, this I found to be to death.