1 sn Jesus reversed the question the expert in religious law asked in v. 29 to one of becoming a neighbor by loving. “Do not think about who they are, but who you are,” was his reply.
2 tn Grk “And he.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.
3 sn Jesus did not want his hearers to think that tragedy was necessarily a judgment on these people because they were worse sinners.