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It happened once that
a lawyer rose up, trying to put him to the test, Master, he
said, what must I do to inherit eternal life? Jesus asked him,
What is it that is written in the law? What is thy reading of
it? And he answered, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with the
love of thy whole heart, and thy whole soul, and thy whole strength,
and thy whole mind, and thy neighbour as thyself. Thou has answered
right, he told him; do this, and thou shalt find life. But he,
to prove himself blameless, asked And, who is my neighbour?
Jesus gave him his answer; A man who was on his way down from
Jerusalem to Jericho fell in with robbers, who stripped him
and beat him, and went off leaving him half dead. And a priest,
who chanced to be going down by the same road, saw him there
and passed by on the other side. And a Levite who came there
saw him, and passed by on the other side. And a Levite who came
there saw him, and passed by on the other side. But a certain
Samaritan, who was on his travels, saw him and took pity at
the sight; he went up to him and bound up his wounds, pouring
oil and wine into them, and so mounted him upon his own beast
and brought him to an inn, where he took good care of him. And
next day he took out two silver pieces, which he gave to the
inn-keeper and said, Take care of him, and on my way home I
will give thee whatever is owing to thee for thy pains. Which
of these, thinkest thou, proved himself a neighbour to the man
who had fallen in with robbers? And he said, He that showed
mercy on him. Then Jesus said, Go thy way and do likewise. |