(v. 26). The problem was that he didn’t know how to apply the Word. If he had ever loved a neighbor—had responded compassionately to a person in need—he would have known who his neighbor was, and wouldn’t even have been asking Jesus the question. He had the information, but not the application. When the lawyer questioned Jesus, the conversation became a mini-debate between Jewish scholars, as evidenced by Jesus’ answer: “What is your reading of it?” This was a rabbinic technique used in debate—answering