Luke 10:25-29

The Parable of the Good Samaritan

25 On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”

26 “What is written in the Law?” he replied. “How do you read it?”

27 He answered, “ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’^[a] ; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’^[b] ”

28 “You have answered correctly,” Jesus replied. “Do this and you will live.”

29 But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”

Cross References

• 1. Matthew 19:16; Luke 18:18
• 2. Deuteronomy 6:5
• 3. Leviticus 19:18; S Matthew 5:43
• 4. Leviticus 18:5; S Romans 7:10
• 5. Luke 16:15

Footnotes

• [a] Deut. 6:5
• [b] Lev. 19:18