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Then He turned to His disciples and said privately, "Blessed are the eyes which see the things you see;
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for I tell you that many prophets and kings have desired to see what you see, and have not seen it, and to hear what you hear, and have not heard it."
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And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested Him, saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?"
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He said to him, "What is written in the law? What is your reading of it?"
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So he answered and said, "'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 'your neighbor as yourself.' "
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And He said to him, "You have answered rightly; do this and you will live."
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But he, wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?"
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Then Jesus answered and said: "A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, who stripped him of his clothing, wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.
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Now by chance a certain priest came down that road. And when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
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Likewise a Levite, when he arrived at the place, came and looked, and passed by on the other side.
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But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was. And when he saw him, he had compassion.