The Good Samaritan: Parable in Simple English
In Luke chapter 10, Jesus tells the parable of the Good Samaritan in response to a lawyer who asked who his neighbor was.
Scripture Reference
LUK 10:30 LUK 10:33 LUK 10:34 LUK 10:37
What happened
A man was traveling from Jerusalem to Jericho when thieves attacked him, stripped him of his clothes, and left him injured by the side of the road.
A priest walked down the same road, saw the wounded traveler, and crossed to the other side. A Levite arrived next, looked at the man, and also passed by on the other side.
A Samaritan man traveling the road saw the injured traveler and felt compassion. He bandaged his wounds, placed him on his own animal, took him to an inn, and paid the innkeeper to care for him.
Where it is in the Bible
The parable appears in the Gospel of Luke, chapter 10, verses 25 to 37.
What it teaches
The parable teaches that love for one's neighbor extends across social and ethnic boundaries.