Luke 10:30

And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.

Cross-references

Proverbs 27:10 advises that a nearby neighbor is better than a distant relative — the Samaritan embodies this, contrasting the priest's neglect.

Jeremiah 30:13 describes a wound with no one to plead or heal — mirroring the man's condition before the Samaritan arrives.

Jeremiah 38:7 tells of a foreign official rescuing Jeremiah from a cistern — a foreigner's compassion that prefigures the Samaritan's help.

Acts 28:2 Parallel

Acts 28:2 describes Maltese islanders showing unusual kindness to shipwrecked Paul — a similar act of compassion to a stranger in need.