Luke 10:33-35 "33 But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him, 34 And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him. 35 And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee." Jesus's parables often teach challenging lessons. We're studying the one commonly called the Good Samaritan—though Jesus never uses the word "good"; scholars applied that title centuries later. Jesus tells the story in response to a religious expert's question: "Who is my neighbor?" A man traveling from Jerusalem to Jericho is attacked by robbers, stripped, beaten, and left for dead. A priest passes by, sees him, and continues on the other side. A Levite (a temple assistant) doe...
Luke 10:30-32 "30 And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead. 31 And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. 32 And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side." We continue our series on Jesus's parables. Yesterday, we explored the Parable of the Pearl of Great Price (Matthew 13:45-46), which packs profound truth into two verses, calling us to reorder life around eternal values—measuring devotion by what we are willing to surrender. Today we turn to the familiar Parable of the Good Samaritan. Note: Jesus never calls the Samaritan "good"; scholars gave it that title centuries later. Jesus tells this story in response to a lawyer's (a religious expert) question: "Who is my neighbor?" H...