Luke 10:29
But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?
Cross-references
Luke 10:36 inverts the lawyer's question—'who proved neighbor?'—reframing the issue from entitlement to active compassion.
Luke 16:15 condemns self-justification before men—exactly the lawyer's motive in asking 'who is my neighbor?'
Luke 18:9-11 portrays a Pharisee justifying himself—mirroring the lawyer's self-justifying question.
Luke 18:14 contrasts the lawyer's self-justification—the tax collector who humbles himself is truly justified.
Leviticus 19:34 commands loving the stranger—showing the law already defines neighbor broadly, contrary to the lawyer's narrow intent.
Matthew 5:44 commands love for enemies—directly opposing the lawyer's attempt to restrict neighbor to those he already loves.
Romans 10:3 describes seeking to establish one's own righteousness—identical to the lawyer's self-justifying motive.
Galatians 3:11 declares no one is justified by the law—contradicting the lawyer's attempt to justify himself.
In Job 9:20, Job admits his own mouth condemns him — directly mirrors the lawyer's self-justification that exposes his own failure.
Matthew 22:39 gives the same 'love your neighbor' command the lawyer just quoted—his question tries to narrow its scope.
Deuteronomy 22:4 commands helping a neighbor's fallen animal—illustrating the broad duty the lawyer's question seeks to evade.
Matthew 5:43 quotes the command to love neighbor and hate enemy—the narrow definition the lawyer likely used to justify his limits.
Matthew 25:44 shows neglecting the needy is neglecting Christ—expanding the lawyer's narrow view of neighbor to include all who suffer.
Job 32:2 describes Elihu's anger at Job for justifying himself—similar to the lawyer's self-justification here.
Romans 4:2 says justification by works leads to boasting—the self-justification the lawyer attempts.