Bound up his wounds (κατεδησεν τα τραυματα). First aorist active indicative of καταδεω, old verb, but here only in the N.T. The ve…

Pouring in oil and wine. These were often used in medicine to heal wounds. Probably they were mixed together and had a highly healing qual…

And went to him.—Every detail is in harmony with the tender pity described in the previous verse. All fear of risk from robbers, o…

And passed by on the other side. But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him and wen…

St. Cyril of Alexandria: The lawyer, when praised by our Savior for having answered correctly, erupts in pride, thinking he ha…

“Took pity” (GK 5072) implies a deep feeling of sympathy, a striking response that stands in contrast not only to the attitude of the priest and th…

And went to him, and bound up his wounds
Which sin had made; it being part of the work of Christ, to bind up the bro…

If we speak of eternal life, and the way to it, in a careless manner, we take the name of God in vain. No one will ever love God and his neighbor w…