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 neighbour 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 neighbour?”
30 In reply Jesus said: “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he
was attacked by 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 travelled, 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, brought him to an inn and took care of
him. 35 The next day he took out two denarii 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 neighbour 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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