John Bengel Commentary - Luke 10:37 - 10:37

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John Bengel Commentary - Luke 10:37 - 10:37


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Luk 10:37. Ὁ ποιήσας τὸ ἔλεος μετʼ αὐτοῦ) LXX. 2Sa 9:1, etc., has ποιήσω μετʼ αὐτοῦ ἔλεος. It is not without design, that the lawyer refrains from giving the proper appellation, “the Samaritan.” [He shrunk from attributing such credit to a Samaritan, and therefore does not use the name.]-πορεύου, go thy way) Not yet was this lawyer fit for discipleship.-καὶ σὺ, thou also) When once the love of one’s own people and sect is removed out of the way, the access then at length is the easier to the Grace, which is free and common to all. Therefore the Samaritan, say you, has by this act of his obtained eternal life? [Luk 10:25.] Comp. Luk 10:27-29. The answer to this may be given from Rom 2:26.-ποίει, do) This is in consonance with ὁ ποιήσας, he that did the deed of mercy.-[ὁμοίως, likewise) We need not he ashamed of copying any good example set us, even though it be a Samaritan who is to be imitated.-V. g.]