## 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"