25And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?"

26He said to him, "What is written in the Law? How do you read it?"

27And he answered, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself."

28And he said to him, "You have answered correctly; do this, and you will live."

29But he, desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?"

30Jesus replied, "A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him and beat him and departed, leaving him half dead.

31Now by chance a priest was going down that road, and when he saw him he passed by on the other side.

32So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.

33But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was, and when he saw him, he had compassion.

34He went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he set him on his own animal and brought him to an inn and took care of him.

35And the next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper, saying, 'Take care of him, and whatever more you spend, I will repay you when I come back.'

36Which of these three, do you think, proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?"

37He said, "The one who showed him mercy." And Jesus said to him, "You go, and do likewise."

38ow as they went on their way, Jesus entered a village. And a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house.

39And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet and listened to his teaching.

40But Martha was distracted with much serving. And she went up to him and said, "Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her then to help me."

41But the Lord answered her, "Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things,

42but one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, which will not be taken away from her."