²⁵And lo, a certain lawyer stood up, trying him, and saying, ‘Teacher, what having done, life age-during shall I inherit?’ ²⁶And he said unto him, ‘In the law what hath been written? how dost thou read?’ ²⁷And he answering said, ‘Thou shalt love the Lord thy God out of all thy heart, and out of all thy soul, and out of all thy strength, and out of all thy understanding, and thy neighbour as thyself.’ ²⁸And he said to him, ‘Rightly thou didst answer; this do, and thou shalt live.’ ²⁹And he, willing to declare himself righteous, said unto Jesus, ‘And who is my neighbour?’ ³⁰and Jesus having taken up the word, said, ‘A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among robbers, and having stripped him and inflicted blows, they went away, leaving him half dead.

³¹‘And by a coincidence a certain priest was going down in that way, and having seen him, he passed over on the opposite side; ³²and in like manner also, a Levite, having been about the place, having come and seen, passed over on the opposite side.

³³‘But a certain Samaritan, journeying, came along him, and having seen him, he was moved with compassion, ³⁴and having come near, he bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine, and having lifted him up on his own beast, he brought him to an inn, and was careful of him; ³⁵and on the morrow, going forth, taking out two denaries, he gave to the innkeeper, and said to him, Be careful of him, and whatever thou mayest spend more, I, in my coming again, will give back to thee.

³⁶‘Who, then, of these three, seemeth to thee to have become neighbour of him who fell among the robbers?’ ³⁷and he said, ‘He who did the kindness with him,’ then Jesus said to him, ‘Be going on, and thou be doing in like manner.’

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