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Luke 10:25-37 NIV
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'; and, 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'"
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?"
30 In reply Jesus said: "A man was going down from Jerusalem
to Jericho, when he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped
him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead.
31 A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when
he saw the man, he passed by on the other side.
32 So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him,
passed by on the other side.
33 But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was;
and when he saw him, he took pity on him.
34 He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and
wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, took him to an inn and
took care of him.
35 The next day he took out two silver coins and gave them to
the innkeeper. 'Look after him,' he said, 'and when I return, I will
reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.'
36 "Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the
man who fell into the hands of robbers?"
37 The expert in the law replied, "The one who had mercy on
him."
Jesus told him, "Go and do likewise."
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