24. I tell you that many prophets and kings wanted to see what you see, but they could not, and to hear what you hear, but they did not.”
25. A teacher of the Law came up and tried to trap Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to receive eternal life?”
26. Jesus answered him, “What do the Scriptures say? How do you interpret them?”
27. The man answered, “ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind’; and ‘Love your neighbour as you love yourself.’ ”
28. “You are right,” Jesus replied; “do this and you will live.”
29. But the teacher of the Law wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, “Who is my neighbour?”
30. Jesus answered, “There was once a man who was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho when robbers attacked him, stripped him, and beat him up, leaving him half dead.
31. It so happened that a priest was going down that road; but when he saw the man, he walked on by, on the other side.
32. In the same way a Levite also came along, went over and looked at the man, and then walked on by, on the other side.