Luke 10:25–37

The Parable of the Good Samaritan

^25oAnd behold, a ^plawyer stood up to ^qput him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to ^rinherit eternal life?” ²⁶He said to him, “What is written in the Law? How do you read it?” ²⁷And he answered, ^s“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and ^tyour neighbor as yourself.” ²⁸And he said to him, “You have answered correctly; ^udo this, and you will live.”

²⁹But he, ^vdesiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” ³⁰Jesus replied, “A man ^wwas going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him and beat him and departed, leaving him half dead. ³¹Now by chance a ^xpriest was going down that road, and when he saw him he passed by on the other side. ³²So likewise ^xa Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. ³³But a ^ySamaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was, and when he saw him, he had compassion. ³⁴He went to him and ^zbound up his wounds, pouring on ^zoil and wine. Then he set him on his own animal and brought him to an inn and took care of him. ³⁵And the next day he took out two ^adenarii³ and gave them to the innkeeper, saying, ‘Take care of him, and whatever more you spend, I will repay you when I come back.’ ³⁶Which of these three, do you think, proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?” ³⁷He said, “The one who showed him mercy.” And Jesus said to him, “You go, and do likewise.”