25 Štai atsistojo vienas Įstatymo mokytojas ir, mėgindamas Jį, paklausė: "Mokytojau, ką turiu daryti, kad paveldėčiau amžinąjį gyvenimą?"

26 Jis tarė: "O kas parašyta Įstatyme? Kaip skaitai?"

27 Tas atsakė: " ‘Mylėk Viešpatį, savo Dievą, visa savo širdimi, visa savo siela, visomis savo jėgomis ir visu savo protu, ir savo artimą kaip save patį’ ".

28 Jėzus jam tarė: "Gerai atsakei. Tai daryk, ir gyvensi".

29 Norėdamas pateisinti save, anas paklausė Jėzų: "O kas gi mano artimas?"

30 Jėzus atsakydamas tarė: "Vienas žmogus keliavo iš Jeruzalės į Jerichą ir pakliuvo į plėšikų rankas. Tie išrengė jį, sumušė ir nuėjo sau, palikdami pusgyvį.

31 Atsitiktinai tuo pačiu keliu ėjo vienas kunigas ir, pamatęs jį, praėjo kita kelio puse.

32 Taip pat ir levitas, pro tą vietą eidamas, jį pamatė ir praėjo kita kelio puse.

33 O vienas samarietis keliaudamas užtiko jį ir pasigailėjo.

34 Priėjęs jis aprišo jo žaizdas, užpildamas aliejaus ir vyno, užkėlė ant savo gyvulio, nugabeno į užeigą ir slaugė jį.

35 Kitą dieną iškeliaudamas jis išsiėmė du denarus, padavė užeigos šeimininkui ir tarė: ‘Slaugyk jį, o jeigu ką išleisi viršaus, sugrįžęs atsilyginsiu’.

36 Kas iš šitų trijų tau atrodo buvęs artimas patekusiam į plėšikų rankas?"

37 Jis atsakė: "Tas, kuris jo pasigailėjo". Jėzus jam tarė: "Eik ir tu taip daryk!"

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.