33. Samaritan —one excommunicated by the Jews, a byword among them, synonymous with heretic and devil ( John 8:48 ; see on Luke 10:1 ). had compassion —His best is mentioned first; for "He who gives outward things gives something external to himself, but he who imparts compassion and tears gives him something from his very self " [GREGORY THE GREAT, in TRENCH]. No doubt the priest and Levite had their excuses—It is not safe to be lingering here; besides, he's past recovery; and then, may not suspicion rest upon ourselves? So might the Samaritan have reasoned, but did not [TRENCH]. Nor did he say, He's a Jew, who would have had no dealings with me ( John 4:9 ), and why should I with him? return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-34" class="com-number"
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