10G# The Parable of the Good Samaritan
Luke 10:25-37 The Good Samaritan - Story Summary: Jesus Christ's parable of the Good Samaritan was prompted by a question from a lawyer: And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?" (Luke 10:25, ESV) Jesus asked him what was written in the law, and the man responded: "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." (Luke 10:27, ESV) Pressing further, the lawyer asked Jesus, "Who is my neighbor?" In parable form, Jesus told of a man going down from Jerusalem to Jericho. Robbers attacked him, took his possessions and clothes, beat him, and left him half dead. A priest came down the road, saw the injured man, and passed by him on the other side. A Levite passing by did the same. A Samaritan, a race hated by the Jews, saw the hurt man and had compassion on him....