<P> The parable of the Good Samaritan is a parable told by Jesus in the Gospel of Luke It is about a traveler who is stripped of clothing , beaten , and left half dead alongside the road . First a priest and then a Levite comes by , but both avoid the man . Finally , a Samaritan happens upon the traveler . Samaritans and Jews generally despised each other , but the Samaritan helps the injured man . Jesus is described as telling the parable in response to the question from a lawyer , `` And who is my neighbor ? '' who Leviticus Lev 19 : 18 says should be loved . In response , Jesus tells the parable , the conclusion of which is that the neighbour figure in the parable is the man who shows mercy to the injured man -- that is , the Samaritan . </P>
<P> The parable of the Good Samaritan is a parable told by Jesus in the Gospel of Luke It is about a traveler who is stripped of clothing , beaten , and left half dead alongside the road . First a priest and then a Levite comes by , but both avoid the man . Finally , a Samaritan happens upon the traveler . Samaritans and Jews generally despised each other , but the Samaritan helps the injured man . Jesus is described as telling the parable in response to the question from a lawyer , `` And who is my neighbor ? '' who Leviticus Lev 19 : 18 says should be loved . In response , Jesus tells the parable , the conclusion of which is that the neighbour figure in the parable is the man who shows mercy to the injured man -- that is , the Samaritan . </P>
who are the main characters in the parable of the good samaritan
who are the main characters in the parable of the good samaritan
a traveler a priest a Levite a Samaritan
a traveler a priest a Levite a Samaritan