Luke 10 · Verse 34

Luke 10:34

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.

Luke 10:34, King James Version

Luke 10:34 in other translations

BSB	He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
WEB	came to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. He set him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
ASV	and came to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring on them oil and wine; and he set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
YLT	and having come near, he bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine, and having lifted him up on his own beast, he brought him to an inn, and was careful of him;
DARBY	and came up to him and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine; and having put him on his own beast, took him to the inn and took care of him.
BBE	And came to him and put clean linen round his wounds, with oil and wine; and he put him on his beast and took him to a house and took care of him.
Webster	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.

What does Luke 10:34 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

34. oil and wine--the remedies used in such cases all over the East (Is 1:6), and elsewhere; the wine to cleanse the wounds, the oil to assuage their smartings. on his own beast--himself going on foot.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Barnes' Notes

Verse 34. Pouring in oil and wine. These were often used in medicine to heal wounds. Probably they were mingled together, and had a highly sanative quality. How strikingly is his conduct contrasted with the priest and Levite! and how particularly as well as beautifully by this does our Saviour show what we ought to do to those who are in circumstances of need! He does not merely say in general that he showed him kindness, but he told how it was done. He stopped--came where he was --pitied him--bound up his wounds-- set him on his own beast--conducted him to a tavern--passed the night with him, and then secured the kind attendances of the landlord, promising him to pay him for his trouble--and all this without desiring or expecting any reward. If this had been by a Jew, it would have been signal kindness; if it had been by a Gentile, it would also have been great kindness; but it was by a Samaritan --a man of a nation most hateful to the Jews, and therefore it most strikingly shows what we are to do to friends and foes when they are in distress.

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 34 Pouring in oil and wine - These, beaten together, appear to have been used formerly as a common medicine for fresh wounds. Bind up a fresh cut immediately in a soft rag or lint, moistened with pure olive oil, and the parts will heal by what is called the first intention, and more speedily than by any other means. An inn - Πανδοχειον, from παν, all, and δεχομαι, I receive; because it receives all comers.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 10:25-37

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 neighbour with any measure of pure, spiritual love, who is not made a partaker of converting grace. But the proud heart of man strives hard against these convictions. Christ gave an instance of a poor Jew in distress, relieved by a good Samaritan. This poor man fell among thieves…

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Luke 10:34 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

καὶkaiandG2532

προσελθὼνproselthōnhaving approachedG4334

κατέδησενkatedēsenhe bound upG2611

τὰtatheG3588

τραύματαtraumatawoundsG5134

αὐτοῦautouof himG846

ἐπιχέωνepicheōnpouring onG2022

ἔλαιονelaionoilG1637

καὶkaiandG2532

οἶνον.oinonwine.G3631

ἐπιβιβάσαςepibibasashaving putG1913

δὲdethenG1161

αὐτὸνautonhimG846

ἐπὶepionG1909

τὸto<the>G3588

ἴδιονidion[his] ownG2398

κτῆνοςktēnosbeastG2934

ἤγαγενēgagenhe broughtG71

αὐτὸνautonhimG846

εἰςeistoG1519

πανδοχεῖονpandocheionan innG3829

καὶkaiandG2532

ἐπεμελήθηepemelēthētook careG1959

αὐτοῦ.autouof him.G846

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Luke 10:34

Romans 12:20
Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.
Psalms 147:3
He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
Genesis 42:27
And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the inn, he espied his money; for, behold, it was in his sack’s mouth.
Luke 2:7
And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.
Mark 14:8
She hath done what she could: she is come aforehand to anoint my body to the burying.
Exodus 4:24
And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the Lord met him, and sought to kill him.
1 Thessalonians 5:15
See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.
Exodus 23:4-5
If thou meet thine enemy’s ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again. If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under his burden, and wouldest forbear to help him, thou shalt surely help with him.
Proverbs 24:17-18
Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth: Lest the Lord see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
Isaiah 1:5-6
Why should ye be stricken any more? ye will revolt more and more: the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint. From the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in it; but wounds, and bruises, and putrifying sores: they have not been closed, neither bound up, neither mollified with ointment.
Matthew 5:43-45
Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
Proverbs 25:21-22
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink: For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord shall reward thee.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

went.
34; Ex 23:4,5; Pr 24:17,18; 25:21,22; Mt 5:43-45; Ro 12:20; 1Th 5:15
bound.
Ps 147:3; Isa 1:5,6; Mr 14:8
an inn.
2:7; Ge 42:27; Ex 4:24

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Context

Luke 10:33
But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him,
Luke 10:34
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.
Luke 10:35
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 thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee.

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Luke 10:34 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Y llegándose, vendó sus heridas, echándo les aceite y vino; y poniéndole sobre su cabalgadura, llevóle al mesón, y cuidó de él.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	et s’approcha et banda ses plaies, y versant de l’huile et du vin; et l’ayant mis sur sa propre bête, il le mena dans l’hôtellerie et eut soin de lui.
German Elberfelder 1871	und er trat hinzu und verband seine Wunden und goß Öl und Wein darauf; und er setzte ihn auf sein eigenes Tier und führte ihn in eine Herberge und trug Sorge für ihn.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Et appropians alligavit vulnera ejus, infundens oleum et vinum: et imponens illum in jumentum suum, duxit in stabulum, et curam ejus egit.