Chapter 3: The Good Samaritan
Based on Luke 10:29-37

Scripture Background

One day a teacher of the law asked Jesus, "What must I do to have eternal life?" In reply, Jesus told him this parable about the Good Samaritan.

Priests and Levites worked at God's Temple in Jerusalem. They studied the Law of Moses and taught others how to live it. Samaritans lived in Samaria, which was north of Jerusalem. They were Jews who married non-believers. Because of this, Jews despised them for not obeying the Law of Moses. They were not allowed to worship at the Temple in Jerusalem.

Jesus uses the Samaritan as an example to show that if we follow the law of love, we must be willing to care for all people.

Robbers attacked a man on a road. The robbers hurt the man and stole everything he had. Running away, they left the man lying on the ground. A traveler soon came down the road. He saw the injured man lying on the road. But he chose to walk by without helping him. A second traveler also saw the injured man and walked by.

Then a traveler from Samaria came down the road. This traveler stopped and took care of the injured man. After he bandaged the man's wounds, he put the man on his donkey and he brought the injured man to an inn. Arriving at the inn, the Samaritan said to the owner, "Take care of this injured man. I will pay you whatever it costs."

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This traveler stopped and took care of the injured man.
Based on Luke 10:33

Look for More in the Bible

Read to discover what Jesus teaches us about loving others.
Matthew 7:12
Luke 6:35-36
John 13:12-15 and 31-35.