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566 B
566 B
But the teacher, desiring to justify himself, said
This can be translated as "But he wanted to find a way to justify himself, so he said" or "But wanting to appear righteous, he said."
Answering, Jesus said
This can be translated as "In response, Jesus told him this story."
he fell among robbers
"was surrounded by robbers." This can be translated with an active verb: "some robbers attacked him." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)
stripped him of his belongings
"took everything he had" or "stole all his things"