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Samaritan When Jesus and his disciples were
on their way to Jerusalem, 25 an expert in the Law of Moses went up and tested Jesus with a
question: "Teacher, what deed must I do to have eternal life?" 26 Jesus answered, "What does the Law
of Moses say? How do you understand it?" 27 The expert replied, "'Love the
Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your strength, and all your mind,'
and also, 'Love your neighbor as much as you love yourself.'" 28 Jesus said to him, "You have given
the right answer. Keep doing this and you will live." 29 But the expert wanting to make himself
look good asked Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?" 30 Jesus answered with a story: A man was
going down the mountain road from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he was attacked by a gang of
robbers who stripped him of everything, beat him up, and ran off, leaving him half-dead. 31 By chance a priest was going down that
road. But when he saw the man, he went by on the other side. 32 In the same way a temple official came
along. When he saw the man , he also went by on the other side. 33 Then a foreigner from Samaria traveling
along that road happened upon the man, and when he saw him, he was filled with compassion 34 and went to help. He treated his wounds
with olive oil and wine and bandaged them. He put him on his own donkey and took him to an
inn, where he took care of him. 35 The
next morning he paid the innkeeper and said, "Take care of this man, and if it costs
more than this, I will pay you when I return." 36 Then Jesus asked, "Which one of
these three people do you think acted like a neighbor to the man who was attacked by the
gang of robbers?" 37 The expert
answered, "The one who acted with compassion." Then Jesus said to him, "You
go and do the same." |