Luke 10:25–42

THE PARABLE OF THE GOOD SAMARITAN

²⁵Then^j an expert in the law^k stood up to test^l him, saying, “Teacher,^m what must I do to inherit eternal life?”ⁿ

²⁶“What is written in the law?” he asked him. “How do you read it?”

²⁷He answered, “Love the Lord your God^o with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind,”^p and “your neighbor as yourself.”^Dq

²⁸“You’ve answered correctly,” he told him. “Do this and you will live.”^r

²⁹But wanting to justify himself,^s he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”^t

³⁰Jesus took up the question and said, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him, beat him up, and fled, leaving him half dead. ³¹A priest happened to be going down that road. When he saw him, he passed by on the other side. ³²In the same way, a Levite, when he arrived at the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. ³³But a Samaritan^u on his journey came up to him, and when he saw the man, he had compassion.^{v 34}He went over to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on olive oil^w and wine. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him. ³⁵The next day^E he took out two denarii, ^Fgave them to the innkeeper, and said, ‘Take care of him. When I come back I’ll reimburse you for whatever extra you spend.’

³⁶“Which of these three do you think proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of the robbers?”

³⁷“The one who showed mercy^x to him,” he said.

Then Jesus told him, “Go and do the same.”

MARTHA AND MARY

³⁸While they were traveling, he entered a village, and a woman named Martha^y welcomed him into her home.^{G 39}She had a sister named Mary, who also sat at the Lord’s^H feet^z and was listening to what he said.^{I 40}But Martha was distracted by her many tasks, and she came up and asked, “Lord, don’t you care^aa that my sister has left me to serve alone? So tell her to give me a hand.”^Jab

⁴¹The Lord^K answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and upset about many things,^{ac 42}but one thing is necessary.^Lad Mary has made the right choice,^A and it will not be taken away from her.”