Luke 10:33But a certain Samaritan, as he traveled, came where he was. When he saw him, he was moved with compassion,
The setting
Jericho road, Israel, ~30 AD. A Samaritan merchant, member of a despised mixed-race group that Jews avoided, encounters the same beaten traveler that two religious leaders ignored.
The emotion here: building toward the shocking twist that redefines neighbor
The original word
esplanchnisthē (ἐσπλαγχνίσθη) — felt compassion in his bowels, the deepest visceral emotion
Why it matters
Samaritans were considered half-breeds and heretics by Jews, making this choice shocking to Jesus' audience
Read with care
What most readers miss in Luke 10:33
The Greek word for compassion is the same one used for Jesus' emotion toward crowds
Common misconceptionPeople focus on the Samaritan being 'good' but miss that Jesus is redefining who counts as 'neighbor' - it's not about ethnic or religious boundaries.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Luke 10:33
Bible Genome reading
Luke 10:33 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Luke 10:33 comes from the book of Luke, written during the gospel period. These words are attributed to Luke. The dominant emotion in this verse is growing, with a comfort power of 60% and a tone that is reflective. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include compassion, unexpected mercy. Notable phrases: moved with compassion; certain Samaritan.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same growing
“Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.”
— Proverbs 22:6
“So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”
— Romans 10:17
“He must increase, but I must decrease.”
— John 3:30
“Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.”
— Galatians 6:2
“He believed in Yahweh; and he reckoned it to him for righteousness.”
— Genesis 15:6
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