Luke the beloved physician wrote how a certain lawyer asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor? And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead. And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, 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 went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him”, and in chapter ten and verse thirty-five of his book Luke shared how Jesus said the Samaritan, “take care of him; and whatsoever you spend more … I will repay you” where we read:
And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever you spend more, when I come again, I will repay you.
The verse reads, “And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, ...” Luke began with the words, “and on the morrow” or “and on the day after the Samaritan took the man who was robbed to the inn” “when he departed” which means “at the time and moment the Samaritan left and went forth from the inn”, “he took out two pence” or “the Samaritan extracted two denarius which means containing ten and were Roman silver coins in the New Testament which took it's name from it being equal to ten donkeys”, “and gave them to the host” which means “and bestowed, supplied and furnished the two pence to the innkeeper”, “and said unto him” or “and uttered, declared and proclaimed to the innkeeper”. Luke shared how the “Samaritan” left the “inn” where he took the “injured and robbed man” and made provision with the innkeeper for the man's care while he was away.
The verse continues, “... Take care of him; and whatsoever you spend more, when I come again, I will repay you.” Luke added the words, “take care of him” which means “give provision and aid to the man”; “and whatsoever you spend more” or “and whatever amount of money the innkeeper spends over the amount given to him”, “when I come again” which means “at the time and moment the Samaritan returns to the inn”, “I will repay you” or “the Samaritan will render, return and give back to the innkeeper”. Luke shared how the “Samaritan” told the innkeeper to “care” for the man, and he promised to repay him whatever amount of money he spent in excess of the provision he provided.
When we meditate upon Luke's words in this verse, we see how the “Samaritan” not only cared for the “injured and robbed” man along the roadway and while he was in the inn, he also made provision for the man's care after he left. He provided his own money to help pay for whatever the man needed, and he promised to “repay” any amount over the money he left with the innkeeper. In other words, this “Samaritan” demonstrated his willingness to show his “compassion” for the man with his time, energy and money. God loves people in the same way, and He desires to “save” everyone from their sins so they may have a relationship with them. God spent everything, including His Own Son Jesus, to pay the price for the “eternal care” of people. Those who are wise will yield to His offer of “salvation” and learn to care for others like this “Samaritan” cared for the “injured” man.
Next time Luke shares how Jesus asks, “which now of these three … was neighbor unto him?”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
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All references are from "Strongs Concordance".
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