<P> The parable of the Good Samaritan is a parable told by Jesus in Luke 10 : 25 -- 37 . It is about a traveler who is stripped of clothing , beaten killed 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 ? '' whom 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 Luke 10 : 25 -- 37 . It is about a traveler who is stripped of clothing , beaten killed 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 ? '' whom 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 walked past the man in the good samaritan
who walked past the man in the good samaritan
priest Levite
priest Levite