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"By chance, a priest was traveling along that road. When he saw the man, he went around him and continued on his way.
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Then a Levite came to that place. When he saw the man, he, too, went around him and continued on his way.
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"But a Samaritan, as he was traveling along, came across the man. When the Samaritan saw him, he felt sorry for the man,
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went to him, and cleaned and bandaged his wounds. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
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The next day the Samaritan took out two silver coins and gave them to the innkeeper. He told the innkeeper, 'Take care of him. If you spend more than that, I'll pay you on my return trip.'
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"Of these three men, who do you think was a neighbor to the man who was attacked by robbers?"
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The expert said, "The one who was kind enough to help him." Jesus told him, "Go and imitate his example!"
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As they were traveling along, Jesus went into a village. A woman named Martha welcomed him into her home.
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She had a sister named Mary. Mary sat at the Lord's feet and listened to him talk.
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But Martha was upset about all the work she had to do. So she asked, "Lord, don't you care that my sister has left me to do the work all by myself? Tell her to help me."
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The Lord answered her, "Martha, Martha! You worry and fuss about a lot of things.