Luke 10:35 Meaning and Explanation
“And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee.”
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Read Full Chapter →Departing the next day, the Samaritan pays the innkeeper two pence, asks him to continue the care, and pledges to cover whatever more it costs.
What Does Luke 10:35 Mean?
The rescue outlasts the presence of the rescuer. Two pence — two denarii, wages for two days of labour, lodging for many nights — change hands, with an open pledge behind them: whatever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee.
Mercy completes what it begins. The Samaritan secures the tomorrow of the wounded man as well as his tonight, entrusting the care to another and binding himself with a promise tied to his return. The shape of it is sweet to ponder: provision paid down, care committed to other hands, and every further cost guaranteed against the day the benefactor comes again.
Luke 10:35 in the Original Language
denarion (δηνάριον), 'pence' -- a denarius, a full day's wage for a labourer.
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What does Luke 10:35 mean?
Departing the next day, the Samaritan pays the innkeeper two pence, asks him to continue the care, and pledges to cover whatever more it costs.