²⁵An expert in the law stood up to test Jesus.^l “Teacher,” he said, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”^* ²⁶He said to him, “What is written in the law? What do you read there?” ²⁷He answered, “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 your neighbor as yourself.”^* ²⁸And he said to him, “You have given the right answer; do this, and you will live.”^*

²⁹But wanting to vindicate himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”^* ³⁰Jesus replied, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell into the hands of robbers, who stripped him, beat him, and took off, leaving him half dead. ³¹Now by chance a priest was going down that road, and when he saw him he passed by on the other side. ³²So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. ³³But a Samaritan while traveling came upon him, and when he saw him he was moved with compassion.^* ³⁴He went to him and bandaged his wounds, treating them with oil and wine. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him. ³⁵The next day he took out two denarii, gave them to the innkeeper, and said, ‘Take care of him, and when I come back I will repay you whatever more you spend.’ ³⁶Which of these three, do you think, was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of the robbers?” ³⁷He said, “The one who showed him mercy.” Jesus said to him, “Go and do likewise.”

Jesus Visits Martha and Mary

³⁸Now as they went on their way, he entered a certain village where a woman named Martha welcomed him.^m^* ³⁹She had a sister named Mary, who sat at Jesus’sⁿ feet and listened to what he was saying.^* ⁴⁰But Martha was distracted by her many tasks, so she came to him and asked, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to do all the work by myself? Tell her, then, to help me.” ⁴¹But the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and distracted by many things, ⁴²but few things are needed—indeed only one.^o Mary has chosen the better part, which will not be taken away from her.”^*

Read in Logos

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

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mOther ancient authorities add into her home
nOther ancient authorities read the Lord’s
oOther ancient authorities read but only one thing is needed

Cross references

*Mt 19:16; Mk 10:17; Lk 18:18
*Lev 19:18; Deut 6:5; Rom 13:9; Gal 5:14; Jas 2:8
*Lev 18:5; Mk 11:25
*Lk 16:15
*Lk 9:52; Jn 4:9
*Jn 11:1; 12:2, 3
*Lk 8:35; Acts 22:3
*Ps 27:4