Luke 10:29 Cross References - Twentieth_Century

²⁹ But the man, wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus: "And who is my neighbor?"

⁴³ You have heard that it was said--'Thou shalt love thy neighbor and hate thy enemy.' ⁴⁴ I, however, say to you--Love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you,

³⁶ Now which, do you think, of these three men," asked Jesus, "proved himself a neighbor to the man who fell into the robbers' hands?"

¹⁵ "You," said Jesus, "are the men who justify themselves before the world, but God can read your hearts; and what is highly esteemed among men may be an abomination in the sight of God.

⁹ Another time, speaking to people who were satisfied that they were religious, and who regarded every one else with scorn, Jesus told this parable-- ¹⁰ "Two men went up into the Temple Courts to pray. One was a Pharisee and the other a tax-gatherer. ¹¹ The Pharisee stood forward and began praying to himself in this way--'O God, I thank thee that I am not like other men-- thieves, rogues, adulterers--or even like this tax-gatherer.

² If he was pronounced righteous as the result of obedience, then he has something to boast of. Yes, but not before God.

³ For, in their ignorance of the Divine Righteousness, and in their eagerness to set up a righteousness of their own, they refused to accept with submission the Divine Righteousness.

¹¹ Again, it is evident that no one is pronounced righteous before God through Law, for we read--'Through faith the righteous man shall find Life.'

²⁴ You see, then, that it is as the result of his actions that a man is pronounced righteous, and not of his faith only.