Luke 10:30 Meaning and Explanation
“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.”
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Read Full Chapter →Jesus begins the story: a man travelling down from Jerusalem to Jericho is stripped, beaten by robbers, and left half dead.
What Does Luke 10:30 Mean?
The Jericho road was a real and dangerous descent — seventeen miles of lonely wilderness falling from the heights of Jerusalem toward the Jordan valley, notorious for ambush. Jesus sets his story on ground his hearers feared, and gives the victim no name, nation, or rank.
Stripped and speechless, the man cannot be placed by dress or accent; he is simply human, and that is the point. Need is the only credential he carries. The story will ask each passerby — and each hearer — what they see lying in the road: a complication, a danger, or a brother.
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What does Luke 10:30 mean?
Jesus begins the story: a man travelling down from Jerusalem to Jericho is stripped, beaten by robbers, and left half dead.