²⁵And behold, a certain legal expert stood up to test him, saying, “Teacher, what must I do so that I will inherit eternal life?” ²⁶And he said to him, “What is written in the law? How do you read it?”^* ²⁷And he answered and^* said, “You shall love the Lord your God from all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind,^f and your neighbor as yourself.”^g ²⁸And he said to him, “You have answered correctly. Do this and you will live.”

²⁹But he, wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” ³⁰And^h Jesus replied and^* said, “A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell into the hands of robbers, who both stripped him and beat him.^* After^* inflicting blows on him,^* they went away, leaving him^* half dead. ³¹Now by coincidence a certain priest was going down on that road, and when he^* saw him, he passed by on the opposite side. ³²And in the same way also a Levite, when he^* came down to the placeⁱ and saw him,^* passed by on the opposite side. ³³But a certain Samaritan who was traveling came up to him and, when he^* saw him,^* had compassion. ³⁴And he came up and^* bandaged his wounds, pouring on olive oil and wine, and he put him on his own animal and^* brought him to an inn and took care of him. ³⁵And on the next day, he took out two denarii and^* gave them^*^j to the innkeeper, and said, “Take care of him, and whatever you spend in addition, I will repay to you when I return. ³⁶Which of these three do you suppose became a neighbor of the man who fell among the robbers?” ³⁷So he said, “The one who showed mercy to him.” And Jesus said to him, “You go and do likewise.”

Martha and Mary

³⁸Now as they traveled along, he entered into a certain village. And a certain woman named^k Martha welcomed him.^l ³⁹And she had^m a sister named Mary, who also sat at the feet of Jesusⁿ and^* was listening to his teaching. ⁴⁰But Martha was distracted with much preparation, so she approached and^* said, “Lord, is it not a concern to you that my sister has left me alone to make preparations? Then tell her that she should help me!” ⁴¹But the Lord answered and^* said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things! ⁴²But few things are necessary, or only one thing,^o for Mary has chosen the better part, which will not be taken away from her.”

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Luke 10:41–42: But the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things, but one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, which will not be taken away from her.”

Footnotes

*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb
fA quotation from Deut 6:5
gA quotation from Lev 19:18
hSome manuscripts omit “and”
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“replied”) has been translated as a finite verb
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
*Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“inflicting blows on”) which is understood as temporal
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
*Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal
*Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“came”) which is understood as temporal
iSome manuscripts have “who happened by the place, when he came up to him”
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
*Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“came up”) has been translated as a finite verb
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“put”) has been translated as a finite verb
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“took out”) has been translated as a finite verb
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
jSome manuscripts have “he took out and gave two denarii”
kLiterally “by name”
lMost manuscripts add some form of the location such as “into her house” but there is considerable variation in the exact wording, so the shorter reading is preferred
mLiterally “this was”
nSome manuscripts have “of the Lord”
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“sat”) has been translated as a finite verb
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“approached”) has been translated as a finite verb
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb
oSome manuscripts have “But one thing is necessary”