25 Then a lawyer stood up, and said, trying him, Rabbi, what must I do to obtain eternal life?
26 Jesus said to him, What does the law prescribe? What do you read there?
27 «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 Jesus replied, You have answered right. Do this, and you shall live.
29 But he, desirous to appear blameless, said to Jesus, Who is my neighbor?
30 Jesus said, in return, A man of Jerusalem, traveling to Jericho, fell among robbers; who, having stripped and wounded him, went away, leaving him half dead.
31 A priest, accidentally going that way, and seeing him, passed by on the father side.
32 Likewise a Levite, on the road, when he came near the place, and saw him, passed by on the farther side.
33 But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was, and when he saw him, he had compassion,
34 and went up to him; and having poured wine and oil into his wounds, he bound them up. Then he set him on his own beast, brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
35 On the morrow, when he was going away, he took out two denarii, and giving them to the host, said, Take care of this man, and whatever you spend more, when I return I will repay you.
36 Now which of these three, do you think, was neighbor to him who fell among the robbers?
37 The lawyer answered, He who took pity upon him. Then said Jesus, Go you and do in like manner.