Luke 10:25–37

How to Inherit Eternal Life

²⁵And behold, a certain ⁸lawyer stood up and tested Him, saying, ^f“Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”

²⁶He said to him, “What is written in the law? What is your reading of it?”

²⁷So he answered and said, ^g“ ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind,’ and ^h‘your neighbor as yourself.’ ”

²⁸And He said to him, “You have answered rightly; do this and ⁱyou will live.”

Parable of the Good Samaritan

²⁹But he, wanting to ^jjustify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”

³⁰Then Jesus answered and said: “A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among ⁹thieves, who stripped him of his clothing, wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead. ³¹Now by chance a certain priest came down that road. And when he saw him, ^khe passed by on the other side. ³²Likewise a Levite, when he arrived at the place, came and looked, and passed by on the other side. ³³But a certain ^lSamaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was. And when he saw him, he had ^mcompassion. ³⁴So he went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine; and he set him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him. ³⁵On the next day, ¹when he departed, he took out two ⁿdenarii, gave them to the innkeeper, and said to him, ‘Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, when I come again, I will repay you.’ ³⁶So which of these three do you think was neighbor to him who fell among the thieves?”

³⁷And he said, “He who showed mercy on him.”

Then Jesus said to him, ^o“Go and do likewise.”