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25 And behold, a law­yer stood up to put him to the test, say­ing, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” 26 He said to him, “What is writ­ten in the Law? How do you read it?” 27 And he answered, “You shall 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 your neigh­bor as your­self.” 28 And he said to him, “You have answered cor­rectly; do this, and you will live.”

29 But he, desir­ing to jus­tify him­self, said to Jesus, “And who is my neigh­bor?” 30 Jesus replied, “A man was going down from Jer­u­s­alem to Jericho, and he fell among rob­bers, who stripped him and beat him and depar­ted, leav­ing him half dead. 31 Now by chance a priest was going down that road, and when he saw him he passed by on the other side. 32 So like­wise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33 But a Samar­itan, as he jour­neyed, came to where he was, and when he saw him, he had com­pas­sion. 34 He went to him and bound up his wounds, pour­ing on oil and wine. Then he set him on his own animal and brought him to an inn and took care of him. 35 And the next day he took out two den­arii and gave them to the innkeeper, say­ing, ‘Take care of him, and whatever more you spend, I will repay you when I come back.’ 36 Which of these three, do you think, proved to be a neigh­bor to the man who fell among the rob­bers?” 37 He said, “The one who showed him mercy.” And Jesus said to him, “You go, and do like­wise.” (ESV)