Luke 10:25-37

25 ¹And a ²lawyer stood up and put Him to the test, saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?"

26 And He said to him, "What is written in the Law? How does it read to you?"

27 And he answered, "³YOU 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."

28 And He said to him, "You have answered correctly; ⁴DO THIS AND YOU WILL LIVE."

29 But wishing ⁵to justify himself, he said to Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?"

The Good Samaritan

30 Jesus replied and said, "A man was ⁶going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among robbers, and they stripped him and beat * him, and went away leaving him half dead.

31 "And by chance a priest was going down on that road, and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.

32 "Likewise a Levite also, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.

33 "But a ⁷Samaritan, who was on a journey, came upon him; and when he saw him, he felt compassion,

34 and came to him and bandaged up his wounds, pouring oil and wine on them; and he put him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn and took care of him.

35 "On the next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper and said, 'Take care of him; and whatever * * more you spend, when I return I will repay you.'

36 "Which of these three do you think proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell into the robbers' hands?"

37 And he said, "The one who showed mercy toward him." Then Jesus said to him, "Go and do the same."

Cross References

• 1. Luke 10:25-28: {Matthew 22:34-40; Mark 12:28-31;} Matthew 19:16-19
• 2. Matthew 22:35
• 3. Deuteronomy 6:5; Leviticus 19:18
• 4. Leviticus 18:5; Ezekiel 20:11; Matthew 19:17
• 5. Luke 16:15
• 6. Luke 18:31; Luke 19:28
• 7. Matthew 10:5; Luke 9:52

Footnotes

• [a] I.e. an expert in the Mosaic Law
• [b] Lit "How do you read?"
• [c] Lit "laid blows upon"
• [d] The denarius was equivalent to a day's wages
• [e] Or "likewise"