25. Behold, a certain Torah scholar stood up and tested him, saying, “Rabbi, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”
26. He said to him, “What is written in the Torah? How do you read it?”
27. He answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbour as yourself.”
28. He said to him, “You have answered correctly. Do this, and you will live.”
29. But he, desiring to justify himself, asked Yeshua, “Who is my neighbour?”
30. Yeshua answered, “A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell amongst robbers, who both stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead.
31. By chance a certain priest was going down that way. When he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
32. In the same way a Levite also, when he came to the place, and saw him, passed by on the other side.
33. But a certain Samaritan, as he travelled, came where he was. When he saw him, he was moved with compassion,
34. came to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. He set him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
35. On the next day, when he departed, he took out two denarii, gave them to the host, and said to him, ‘Take care of him. Whatever you spend beyond that, I will repay you when I return.’
36. Now which of these three do you think seemed to be a neighbour to him who fell amongst the robbers?”
37. He said, “He who showed mercy on him.”Then Yeshua said to him, “Go and do likewise.”
38. As they went on their way, he entered into a certain village, and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.
39. She had a sister called Miriam, who also sat at Yeshua’s feet, and heard his word.
40. But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she came up to him, and said, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister left me to serve alone? Ask her therefore to help me.”