Bible story · Luke 10:25–37
The Good Samaritan
A teacher of the Law asks Jesus a hard question. Jesus answers with a story about a hurt man on a dangerous road.
- Jesus
- a Jewish teacher
- The lawyer
- a teacher of God’s Law
- In Jesus’s story
- a hurt man, a priest, a Levite and a Samaritan
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Luke 10:25A lawyer, a teacher of God’s Law, stands up. He wants to test Jesus with a hard question.
Lawyer v. 25 “Teacher, what shall I do to ?”
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Luke 10:26–27Jesus asks him a question back. The lawyer answers with two rules from the : love God, and love your .
Jesus v. 26 “What is written in the ? How do you read it?”
Lawyer v. 27 “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart … and your as yourself.”
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Luke 10:28–29Jesus says the answer is right. The lawyer wants to show that he is a good man, so he asks another question.
Jesus v. 28 “You have answered correctly; do this, and you will live.”
Lawyer v. 29 “And who is my ?”
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Luke 10:30Jesus tells a story. A man is walking from Jerusalem down to Jericho. Robbers take his clothes, beat him and leave him .
Jesus v. 30 “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among …”
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Luke 10:31A comes down the same road. He sees the hurt man, but he walks past on the other side of the road.
Jesus v. 31 “… and when he saw him he passed by on the other side.”
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Luke 10:32A , a helper in the temple, comes to the same place. He also sees the man and walks past on the other side.
Jesus v. 32 “So likewise a , when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.”
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Luke 10:33–34Then a comes. (Jews and did not get along.) He feels . He cleans the man’s , puts him on his own animal and takes him to an .
Jesus v. 33 “But a , as he journeyed, came to where he was, and when he saw him, he had .”
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Luke 10:35The next day, the Samaritan gives the two . He promises to pay for anything more the man needs.
Samaritan v. 35 “Take care of him, and whatever more you spend, I will you when I come back.”
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Luke 10:36–37Jesus asks the lawyer which man was a neighbor to the hurt man. The lawyer answers, and Jesus tells him to live the same way.
Jesus v. 36 “Which of these three, do you think, proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?”
Lawyer v. 37 “The one who showed him .”
Jesus v. 37 “You go, and do likewise.”
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Talk about it
Check your understanding
- What question did the lawyer ask Jesus? (v. 25)
- What two things does the Law say to love? (v. 27)
- What did the priest and the Levite do when they saw the hurt man? (v. 31–32)
- What did the Samaritan do to help the man? (v. 34–35)
Talk together
Share about your own life. There are no wrong answers.
- Who are your neighbors here? Who were your neighbors in your home country?
- Has a stranger ever helped you? What happened?
- Why do you think some people walk past a person who needs help?
- In your culture, how do people help someone who is hurt or in trouble?
Word practice
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Lawrepayrobberscompassionlifesideneighborcorrectlymercylikewise
“Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal ?”
“What is written in the ? How do you read it?”
“… and your as yourself.”
“You have answered ; do this, and you will live.”
“… and he fell among , who stripped him and beat him and departed, leaving him half dead.”
“… and when he saw him he passed by on the other .”
“… and when he saw him, he had .”
“Take care of him, and whatever more you spend, I will you when I come back.”
“The one who showed him .”
“You go, and do .”
Retell the story
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Words to help you
Order words: First, … · Next, … · Then … · After that, … · Finally, …
People: Jesus · the lawyer · the hurt man · the robbers · the priest · the Levite · the Samaritan · the innkeeper
Places: the road from Jerusalem to Jericho · the inn
Action words: asked · answered · was hurt · saw · walked past · stopped · helped · took · paid · showed mercy
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