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This Week's Scripture:
Luke 10:25-37
The Parable of the Good Samaritan
25On 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?"
27He
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'[c];
and, 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'[d]"
28"You
have answered correctly," Jesus replied. "Do this and you will live."
29But
he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, "And who is my
neighbor?"
30In
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.
31A priest happened to be
going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the
other side. 32So too, a
Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other
side. 33But a Samaritan, as
he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity
on him. 34He 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.
35The next day he took out
two silver coins[e]
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?"
37The
expert in the law replied, "The one who had mercy on him."
Jesus told him, "Go and do likewise." |
