25 And a certain teacher of the law got up and put him to the test, saying, Master, what have I to do so that I may have eternal life?
26 And he said to him, What does the law say, in your reading of it?
27 And he, answering, said, Have love for the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind; and for your neighbour as for yourself.
28 And he said, You have given the right answer: do this and you will have life.
29 But he, desiring to put himself in the right, said to Jesus, And who is my neighbour?
30 And Jesus, answering him, said, A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he got into the hands of thieves, who took his clothing and gave him cruel blows, and when they went away, he was half dead.
31 And by chance a certain priest was going down that way: and when he saw him, he went by on the other side.
32 And in the same way, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, went by on the other side.
33 But a certain man of Samaria, journeying that way, came where he was, and when he saw him, he was moved with pity for him,
34 And came to him and put clean linen round his wounds, with oil and wine; and he put him on his beast and took him to a house and took care of him.
35 And the day after he took two pennies and gave them to the owner of the house and said, Take care of him; and if this money is not enough, when I come again I will give you whatever more is needed.
36 Which of these three men, in your opinion, was neighbour to the man who came into the hands of thieves?
37 And he said, The one who had mercy on him. And Jesus said, Go and do the same.
25 Ed ecco, un certo dottor della legge si levò per metterlo alla prova, e gli disse: Maestro, che dovrò fare per eredar la vita eterna?
26 Ed egli gli disse: Nella legge che sta scritto? Come leggi?
27 E colui, rispondendo, disse: Ama il Signore Iddio tuo con tutto il tuo cuore, e con tutta lanima tua, e con tutta la forza tua, e con tutta la mente tua, e il tuo prossimo come te stesso.
28 E Gesù gli disse: Tu hai risposto rettamente; fa, questo, e vivrai.
29 Ma colui, volendo giustificarsi, disse a Gesù: E chi è il mio prossimo?
30 Gesù, replicando, disse: Un uomo scendeva da Gerusalemme a Gerico, e simbatté in ladroni i quali, spogliatolo e feritolo, se ne andarono, lasciandolo mezzo morto.
31 Or, per caso, un sacerdote scendeva per quella stessa via; e veduto colui, passò oltre dal lato opposto.
32 Così pure un levita, giunto a quel luogo e vedutolo, passò oltre dal lato opposto.
33 Ma un Samaritano che era in viaggio giunse presso a lui; e vedutolo, nebbe pietà;
34 e accostatosi, fasciò le sue piaghe, versandovi sopra dellolio e del vino; poi lo mise sulla propria cavalcatura, lo menò ad un albergo e si prese cura di lui.
35 E il giorno dopo, tratti fuori due denari, li diede alloste e gli disse: Prenditi cura di lui; e tutto ciò che spenderai di più, quando tornerò in su, te lo renderò.
36 Quale di questi tre ti pare essere stato il prossimo di colui che simbatté ne ladroni?
37 E quello rispose: Colui che gli usò misericordia. E Gesù gli disse: Va, e fa tu il simigliante.