In those days,
a doctor of the Law stood up
and put Jesus to the test, saying:
"Master, what should I do
to inherit eternal life?
Jesus asked him:
"What is written in the Law?
And how do you read?"
The other replied:
" You shall love the Lord your God
with all your heart, with all your soul,
with all your strength and all your intelligence,
and your neighbour as yourself. "
Jesus said to him:
"You answered correctly.
Do so and you will live.
But he wanted to justify himself,
said to Jesus:
"And who is my neighbour?"
Jesus spoke again:
"A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho,
and he came across some bandits;
after stripping and beating him,
went away, leaving him half dead.
By chance, a priest came down this way;
he saw it and crossed to the other side.
In the same way a Levite arrived at this place;
he saw it and crossed to the other side.
But a Samaritan on the road came up to him and said;
he saw him and was seized with compassion.
He went over and dressed his wounds.
by pouring oil and wine over it;
then loaded it onto his own mount,
took him to an inn
and took care of him.
The next day, he took out two silver coins,
and gave them to the innkeeper, saying to him:
Take care of him;
all the extra money you spend,
I'll give it back to you when I come back.
Which of the three do you think was next?
of the man who fell into the hands of the bandits?
The doctor of the Law replied:
"He who showed mercy to him."
Jesus said to him:
"Go, and so do you."
Lk 10:25-37
