The Good Samaritan
Luke 10:25–37 · World English Bible
Luke 10:25Behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested him, saying,
Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
Luke 10:26He said to him,
What is written in the law? How do you read it?
Luke 10:27He answered,
You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.
Luke 10:28He said to him,
You have answered correctly. Do this, and you will live.
Luke 10:29But he, desiring to justify himself, asked Jesus,
Who is my neighbor?
Luke 10:30Jesus answered,
A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who both stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead.
Luke 10:31By chance a certain priest was going down that way. When he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
Luke 10:32In the same way a Levite also, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.
Luke 10:33But a certain Samaritan, as he traveled, came where he was. When he saw him, he was moved with compassion,
Luke 10:34came to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. He set him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
Luke 10:35On the next day, when he departed, he took out two denarii, gave them to the host, and said to him, ‘Take care of him. Whatever you spend beyond that, I will repay you when I return.’
Luke 10:36Now which of these three do you think seemed to be a neighbor to him who fell among the robbers?”
Luke 10:37He said,
He who showed mercy on him.
Then Jesus said to him,
Go and do likewise.