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for I say unto you, that many prophets and kings desired to see the things which ye see, and saw them not; and to hear the things which ye hear, and heard them not.
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And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and made trial of him, saying, Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
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And he said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?
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And 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 neighbor as thyself.
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And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live.
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But he, desiring to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbor?
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Jesus made answer and said, A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho; and he fell among robbers, who both stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead.
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And by chance a certain priest was going down that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
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And in like manner a Levite also, when he came to the place, and saw him, 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 was moved with compassion,
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and came to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring on [them] oil and wine; and he set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.