New International Version (NIV)
The Parable of the Good Samaritan
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 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
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, 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 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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Luke 10:36-37
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