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Luke 10:25-37

The Good Samaritan

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Luke 10:25-37 · 13 verses

Luke 10:25-37

25And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?

26He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?

27And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.

28And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live.

29But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?

30And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.

31And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.

32And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side.

33But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him,

34And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.

35And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee.

36Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves?

37And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.

A certain lawyer stands up to test Jesus, asking what he must do to inherit eternal life. Jesus turns the question back: what is written in the law? The lawyer answers well — love the LORD with all thy heart, and thy neighbour as thyself. Jesus says, this do, and thou shalt live. But the lawyer, willing to justify himself, asks, “And who is my neighbour?” And Jesus tells the story of a man who fell among thieves on the road to Jericho. A priest passes by on the other side. A Levite comes, looks, and crosses over. A Samaritan — a hated foreigner — comes where he is, has compassion, binds his wounds, sets him on his beast, and pays for his care at the inn. Which now of these three was neighbour unto him? “He that shewed mercy on him.” “Go, and do thou likewise.”