Luke 10:25-41

²⁵And then, a certain lawyer stood up to test Him, saying, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”

²⁶So He said to him: “What is written in the Law? How do you read it?”

²⁷In answer he said: “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.”

²⁸So He said to him, “You have answered correctly; do this and you will live!”

²⁹But he, wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”

³⁰By way of reply Jesus said: “A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and as it chanced he ran into robbers, who after having stripped and wounded him, departed, leaving him half dead.

³¹Now by coincidence a certain priest was going down that road, and when he saw him he passed by on the other side.

³²So too, a Levite, when he arrived at the place, came and looked, and passed by on the other side.

³³But a certain Samaritan, as he traveled, came by there, and upon seeing him was moved with compassion;

³⁴and going to him he bound up his wounds, applying oil and wine. Then he placed him on his own mount, brought him to an inn, and took care of him.

³⁵On the next day, when he departed, he took out two denarii, gave them to the innkeeper, and said to him, ‘Take care of him; and should you spend more, I will repay you when I return.’

³⁶So which of these three, would you say, was ‘neighbor’ to him who ran into the robbers?”

³⁷He said, “The one who showed mercy on him.” So Jesus said to him, “Go and do likewise!”

³⁸Now it happened as they traveled that He entered a certain village; and a certain woman named Martha welcomed Him into her house.

³⁹And she had a sister called Mary, who actually sat at Jesus' feet listening to His words.

⁴⁰Well Martha was distracted with much serving; so coming up she said: “Lord, don't you care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Do please tell her to help me!”

⁴¹But in answer Jesus said to her: “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and agitated about many things,