Luke 10:25–42

The Parable of the Good Samaritan

²⁵Just ^jthen an expert in the law ^kstood up to test ^lHim, saying, “Teacher, ^mwhat 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 ^owith all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind; ^pand your neighbor as yourself. ^qr

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

²⁹But wanting to justify himself, ^the asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” ^u

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 ^von his journey came up to him, and when he saw the man, he had compassion. ^w34He went over to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on olive oil ^xand wine. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him. ³⁵The next day ^yhe took out two ^•denarii, gave 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 ^zto 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 ^awelcomed Him into her home. ^b39She had a sister named Mary, who also sat at the Lord’s ^cfeet ^dand was listening to what He said. ^e40But Martha was distracted by her many tasks, and she came up and asked, “Lord, don’t You care ^fthat my sister has left me to serve alone? So tell her to give me a hand.” ^gh

⁴¹The Lord ⁱanswered her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and upset about many things, ^j42but one thing is necessary. ^kMary has made the right choice, ^land it will not be taken away from her.”