| | '''29''' But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour? | | '''29''' But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour? |
| − | '''30''' And Jesus answering said, <span style="color:#ff0000">A certain ''man'' went down from Jerusalem to Jericho,<ref>Jerusalem (located in [[Judea]]) is 2,474 feet above sea level, while Jericho (located in the Jordan Valley) is 846 feet '''''below''''' sea level.</ref> and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded ''him'', and departed, leaving ''him'' half dead.</span><ref>This is the parable of the [[Good Samaritan]], which would have seemed to be beyond human imagination at the time of [[Jesus]] amid the intense dislike of [[Samaritan]]s by [[Judea]]ns at the time.</ref> | + | '''30''' And Jesus answering said, <span style="color:#ff0000">A certain ''man'' went down from Jerusalem to Jericho,<ref>Jerusalem (located in [[Judea]]) is 2,474 feet above sea level, while Jericho (located in the Jordan Valley) is 846 feet '''''below''''' sea level. The distance from Jerusalem to Jericho was a sometimes treacherous 16-17 miles, with a substantial drop in elevation.</ref> and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded ''him'', and departed, leaving ''him'' half dead.</span><ref>This is the parable of the [[Good Samaritan]], which would have seemed to be beyond human imagination at the time of [[Jesus]] amid the intense dislike of [[Samaritan]]s by [[Judea]]ns at the time.</ref> |
| | '''31''' <span style="color:#ff0000">And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.</span> | | '''31''' <span style="color:#ff0000">And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.</span> |