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Parable of the Good Samaritan

Jesus' parable about a Samaritan who cares for a Jew.
Contributed by LUMO project
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A teacher of the Law came up and tried to trap Jesus. ‘Teacher,’ he asked, ‘what must I do to receive eternal life?’ Jesus answered him, ‘What do the Scriptures say? How do you interpret them?’ – Slide 1
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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.’ ‘You are right,’ Jesus replied; ‘do this and you will live.’ – Slide 2
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The teacher of the Law then asked Jesus, ‘Who is my neighbour?’ Jesus answered him by telling this parable: – Slide 3
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‘There was once a man who was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho. – Slide 4
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He was seen by a gang of robbers. – Slide 5
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They raced to attack him ... – Slide 6
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... and beat him to the ground. – Slide 7
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They took his robes ... ... and left him half dead. – Slide 8
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Then the robbers ran off, leaving the traveller to die. – Slide 9
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‘It so happened that a priest was going down that road. – Slide 10
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He saw the injured man ... – Slide 11
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.. but instead of helping he moved away to the other side of the road ... – Slide 12
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... and continued on his journey. – Slide 13
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A Levite arrived next. – Slide 14
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He also saw the injured man ... – Slide 15
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... and then walked on by on the other side. – Slide 16
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Then a Samaritan who was traveling that way arrived on the scene. – Slide 17
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He went over to the injured man ... – Slide 18
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... and his heart was filled with pity. – Slide 19
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He poured oil and wine on his injuries ... – Slide 20
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and did all he could to clean them. – Slide 21
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He bandaged his wounds. – Slide 22
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Then he put the man on his own animal... – Slide 23
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... and took him to an inn .... – Slide 24
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...where he took further care of him – Slide 25
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The next day he took out two silver coins and gave them to the innkeeper. – Slide 26
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“Take care of him,” he told the innkeeper, “and when I come back this way, I will pay you whatever else you spend on him.”’ – Slide 27
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Jesus concluded, ‘In your opinion, which one of these three acted like a neighbour toward the man attacked by the robbers?’ The teacher of the Law answered, ‘The one who was kind to him.’ – Slide 28
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Jesus replied, ‘Go and do the same.’ – Slide 29
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