The Parable of the Good Samaritan

One day an expert in the law stood up to test Him.“Teacher,” he asked,“what must I do to inherit eternal life?”

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“What is written in the Law?” [Jesus] replied“How do you read [it]?”

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vvv He answered,“‘Love [the] Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’[fn] and‘[Love] your neighbor as yourself.’[fn]”

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“You have answered correctly,” [Jesus] said“Do this and you will live.”

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But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus,“And who is my neighbor?”

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Jesus took up [this question] and said,“A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho when he fell into the hands of robbers. [They] stripped [him], beat him, [and] went away, leaving [him] half dead.[fn]

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Now by chance a priest was going down the same road, but when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.

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So too, [when] a Levite vvv came to that spot and saw [him], he passed by on the other side.

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But a Samaritan on a journey came upon him, and when he saw him, he had compassion. 34 He went to [him] [and] bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him.

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The next day when he departed[fn] he took out two denarii[fn] [and] gave [them] to the innkeeper.‘Take care of him,’ he said,‘and on my return I will repay you for any additional expense.’

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So[fn] which of these three {do} you think was a neighbor to the [man] who fell into the hands of robbers?”

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“The [one] who showed him mercy,” replied [the expert in the law].

Then Jesus told him,“Go and do likewise.”

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