Introduction to the Parable of the Good Samaritan

Jesus told the parable of the Good Samaritan in order to explain how humans should help to save the lives of others.

The story began when a teacher of the Law came up and tried to trap Jesus. ‘Teacher,’ he asked, ‘what must I do to receive eternal life?’

Jesus answered his uestion with another one:

‘What do the Scriptures say about eternal life? How do you interpret them?’

The man answered that in order to receive eternal life, everyone must::

‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind.’

He added too, that people must care for their neighbors in the same way they cared for themselves.

‘You are right,’ Jesus replied.

Parable of the Good Samaritan

Since the Teacher of the Law of Moses really wanted to inherit eternal life, Jesus told him a story. It seems that he was faultless in all of the other areas, but had problems with this part of the law.

In the story, Jesus talked about a man who needed help. The Lord said that the man was traveling down from Jerusalem to Jericho.

Now Jerusalem was on a hill, and about twenty-five hundred feet above sea level. Jericho was about eight hundred and twenty-five feet below sea level. This is why the traveler was going down to Jericho.

He had to walk about 18 miles to get to Jericho, and it would have taken about 8 hours to arrive. Most of the road went through the desert, so that made the journey hot and dusty,

Robbers attacked the traveler

But wait! Something happened. Robbers attacked the traveler and took everything he had. They beat him up, and left him half dead.

Sometime later, a priest went down that road. However, did not stop to help. He walked on by on the other side when he saw the man.

A Levite arrived next. When he arrived at the location and saw the injured man, the Levite walked on by on the other side.

A Samaritan came by and helped the wounded man

Jesus might have sighed before continuing the parable of the Good Samaritan. He told the Teacher of the Law that a Samaritan who was traveling that way arrived on the scene.

When he saw the wounded man, his heart was filled with pity. He went over to him, poured oil and wine on his wounds, and bandaged them.

After caring for the wounds, the good Samaritan put the man on his own animal and took him to an inn, where he took care of him.

The next day the Good Samaritan took out two silver coins and gave them to the innkeeper. He asked the innkeeper to take care of the wounded man,

He also promised the innkeeper that he would pay him for any other care or goods that he had to use to take care of the wounded man.

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Jesus ended the parable of the Good Samaritan with a question

Jesus ended the parable with a question:

‘In your opinion, which one of these three acted like a neighbour toward the man attacked by the robbers?’

The teacher of the Law answered, ‘the one who was kind to him.’

Jesus replied, ‘Go and do the same.’

Good Samaritan meaning

In order to understand the parable fully, we need to know that the law of Moses commanded the Jews to treat people right, regardless of their nationality.

The Priest and the Levite worked in the house of God, but they disobeyed the Law of God since they refused to show mercy to the man who was dying.

The wounded man was from their country, but they did not care about his condition.

The Samaritan was the only one who did something to save the life of the wounded man. It did not bother him that the man was a Jew, and that Jews did not speak to Samaritans.

Meaning of the parable of the Good Samaritan

We cannot get into Heaven just by being church members. We must please God by obeying His Word.

We must pray for people who satan has wounded with lies and deception.

We should not pass them and leave them to die in their sins.

When it is necessary, God wants us to help others to safety when they need assistance. This might include calling a teacher, a parent or an adult to help a friend who fell down.

Parable of the Good Samaritan Luke 10: 25 - 37

Luk 10:25

And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”

Luk 10:26

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

Luk 10:27

And he answered, “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.”

Luk 10:28

And he said to him, “You have answered correctly; do this, and you will live.”

Luk 10:29

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

Luk 10:30

Jesus replied, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him and beat him and departed, leaving him half dead.

Luk 10:31

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

Luk 10:32

So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.

Luk 10:33

But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was, and when he saw him, he had compassion.

Luk 10:34

He went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he set him on his own animal and brought him to an inn and took care of him.

Luk 10:35

And the next day he took out two denarii[fn] and gave them to the innkeeper, saying, ‘Take care of him, and whatever more you spend, I will repay you when I come back.’

Luk 10:36

Which of these three, do you think, proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?”

Luk 10:37

He said, “The one who showed him mercy.” And Jesus said to him, “You go, and do likewise.”

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