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Behold there was a certain lawyer who stood up tempting him. He said "Teacher what should I do in order to inherit eternal life?" He (Jesus) said to him. "What has been written in the law? How do you read this?" (The lawyer) said "You shall love the Lord your God from all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind and your neighbour as yourself." He said to him. "You have answered rightly. Do this and you shall live." But the lawyer wanted to justify his question and said to Jesus. "And who is my neighbour?" Taking him up on this Jesus said "A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho and robbers fell in with him. They stripped him and beat him. Then they went away leaving him half dead." By coincidence there was a certain priest going down that
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same way. On seeing him he passed by on the opposite side of the road. Likewise also a Levite came to the place and seeing him passed by on the opposite side. Then a certain Samaritan who was journeying came upon him. On seeing him he was filled with pity. He came up and bound up his wounds, pouring on them oil and wine. Then placing him on his own beast he brought him to an inn and cared for him. On the next day he took out two denarii and gave it to the innkeeper and said. "Care for him and whatever you spend over and above this I will pay you when I return." Now which of these three was the neighbour to the one who had fallen amongst the robbers." He (the lawyer ) said. "The one who acted towards him with mercy." Jesus said to him. "Go and do likewise."
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