27. The man answered, “ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind’; and ‘Love your neighbour as you love yourself.’ ”
28. “You are right,” Jesus replied; “do this and you will live.”
29. But the teacher of the Law wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, “Who is my neighbour?”
30. Jesus answered, “There was once a man who was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho when robbers attacked him, stripped him, and beat him up, leaving him half dead.
31. It so happened that a priest was going down that road; but when he saw the man, he walked on by, on the other side.
32. In the same way a Levite also came along, went over and looked at the man, and then walked on by, on the other side.
33. But a Samaritan who was travelling that way came upon the man, and when he saw him, his heart was filled with pity.
34. He went over to him, poured oil and wine on his wounds and bandaged them; then he put the man on his own animal and took him to an inn, where he took care of him.
35. The next day he took out two silver coins and gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Take care of him,’ he told the innkeeper, ‘and when I come back this way, I will pay you whatever else you spend on him.’ ”