Who
Who was this lawyer? The Tyndale Open Study Notes on Luke 10:25 call him “an expert in religious law.”
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New TestamentBeginner II · Story 6Luke 10:25-37
The Road to Jericho
A lawyer asks Jesus what to do to have life forever, and then asks who his neighbor is. Jesus answers with a story. A man on the road from Jerusalem to Jericho meets robbers. A priest and a Levite pass by, but a Samaritan stops and cares for him. Read the story in simple English, with the real verse.
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The words in this story
10 words you will really use: they appear in the story and in the exercises, and come back for review in the next stories.
law
a rule that people must follow; in the Bible, it means the rules that God gave to his people
noun
soul
the inner self of a person, the part that thinks and feels
noun
oil
a thick liquid that comes from plants, used for food and to care for the skin
noun
wine
a liquid made from grapes, which people drink; in this story it is poured on a wound
noun
animal
a living thing that is not a plant or a person
noun
desire
to want very much
verb
same
not different
adjective
pour
to make a liquid flow out of the thing that holds it
verb
own
belonging to you and to no one else
adjective
think
to use your mind and have an idea about something
verb
What you'll discover
The moments of the story, in the order they happen.
A lawyer asks Jesus what to do to have life forever. Jesus asks what is written in the law.
On the road to Jericho, robbers leave a man half dead. A priest and a Levite pass by.
A Samaritan sees the man, pours oil and wine on his wounds and takes him to an inn.
Jesus asks which of the three seemed to be a neighbor. Then he tells the lawyer: Go and do likewise.
Original verse
The verse that closes the story, in the World English Bible. After 4 lessons, this is how you read it: the real text, with nothing simplified.
Luke 10:27 · WEB
He answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.”
Context
One detail about the scene, with the work it comes from.
What a story looks like
First the whole story, in simple English with audio for every sentence. Then 4 short lessons, each with a piece of the story, a tip and exercises. At the end, the Bible verse and a little celebration.
- The story · 21 sentences, with the meaning of each word on tap, 3 quick questions about the story
- 4 lessons · a piece of the story, a tip and exercises in each one
- The original verse · the Bible text, unadapted, then the next story
Questions about this story
Which Bible passage is this story from?
Luke 10:25 to 37, in the World English Bible: Jesus answers a lawyer with a story.
What does the lawyer ask Jesus?
“Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” (Luke 10:25).
What does Jesus ask the lawyer?
“What is written in the law? How do you read it?” (Luke 10:26).
What happens to the man on the road from Jerusalem to Jericho?
He falls among robbers, who leave him half dead (Luke 10:30).
Who stops for the man on the road?
A Samaritan, who is moved with compassion, binds up the man’s wounds and brings him to an inn (Luke 10:33-34).
What does Jesus say to the lawyer at the end?
“Go and do likewise.” (Luke 10:37).
Other questions:Do I need to know English?Does Biblup teach doctrine?
More stories in this course
More stories from the New Testament course, in order.
Story 7John 2
The Wedding at Cana
The wine runs out at a wedding in Cana, and the servants do what Jesus says: a story in English.
Story 8Mark 14
The Last Supper
Jesus sends two disciples to prepare the Passover, and at the table he takes the bread and the cup: a story in English.
Story 9Mark 14
The Night in Gethsemane
Jesus asks three of his disciples to stay and watch while he prays, and he finds them sleeping: a story in English.
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21 sentences in simple English, with audio. The first lesson of the course needs no sign-up and no card.
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