29But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?
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And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.
But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith.
And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: …
But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.
For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 25-37)We have here Christ’s discourse with a lawyer about some points of conscience, which we are all concerned to be rightly informed in and are so here from Christ though the questions were proposed with no good intention. I. We are concerned to know what that good is which we should do in this life, in order to our attaining eternal life . A question to this purport was proposed to our Saviour by a c…
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