The Good Samaritan
Canon Liddon. Luke 10:29-37 But he, willing to justify himself, said to Jesus, And who is my neighbor?… From this story there are many lessons to be learnt. 1. It shows how easy it is for us men of the sanctuary to be far less tender-hearted than the laymen who pass their lives amid matters which have nothing absolutely to do with God. 2. It shows how easily the religious conscience can reason itself out of the responsibilities resting upon it for the discharge of the everyday duties of life. 3. It has also a lesson in the practical character of general philanthropy, for behind the persons of the narrative it shadows out the character of the Divine Person taking compassion on suffering humanity, and placing the wounded man in the true home of souls to the end of time. (Canon Liddon.) Parallel Verses KJV: But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour? WEB: But he, desiring to justify himself, asked Jesus, "Who is my neighbor?"