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On the next day, when he departed, he took out two denarii, and gave them to the host, and said to him, `Take care of him. Whatever you spend beyond that, I will repay you when I return.`
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Commentators explain that the 'two pence' (denarii) was not a trivial sum, but represented about two days' wages for a laborer. By paying this upfront and then promising to cover all future expenses, the Samaritan demonstrated that true love is not just a feeling but a practical, costly, and ongoing commitment to another's well-being.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Two pence. About 27 cents, or 1 shilling and 2 pence. This may seem a small sum, but we should remember that that sum was probably ten tim…
On the morrow (επ την αυριον). Towards the morrow as in Ac 4:5. (Cf. also Ac 3:1). Syriac Sinaitic has it "at dawn of the day." An…
19th Century
Anglican
Two pence—that is, two denarii, according to Matthew 20:2 the average wages of a labourer for two days; or, taking the es…
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Baptist
And gave them to the host, and said to him, Take care of him; and whatever you spend more, when I come again, I will repay you. Which now of th…
“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…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And on the morrow when he departed Having taken care of him all night, and put him into a comfortable way, leaves hi…
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