29 But the expert, wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
29 But he, desirous of justifyingD7308 himself, said to Jesus, And who is my neighbour?
justifying - Aorist tense; difficult to express in English. It gives the sense that he wanted to make out that he was in that state, not that he was obtaining it. see ch. 9.60,61, where 'suffer,' 'allow,' and 'bid adieu' are all aorists.
29 But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?
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