Scripture for the Week of July 29th: Luke 10:25-37
Just then a lawyer
stood up to test Jesus.
“Teacher,” he said, “what must I do to inherit eternal
life?” He said to him, “What
is written in the law? What do you read
there?” 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.” And he said to him,
“You have given the right answer; do this, and you will live.” But wanting to justify himself, he asked
Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
Jesus replied, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and
fell into the hands of robbers, who stripped him, beat him, and went away,
leaving him half dead. Now by chance a
priest was going down that road; and when he saw him, he passed by on the other
side. So likewise a Levite, when he came
to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. But a Samaritan while traveling came near
him; and when he saw him, he was moved with pity. He went to him and bandaged his wounds,
having poured oil and wine on them. Then
he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him. The next day he took out two denarii, gave
them to the innkeeper, and said, ‘Take care of him; and when I come back, I
will repay you whatever more you spend.’
Which of these three, do you think, was a neighbor to the man who fell
into the hands of the robbers?” He
said, “The one who showed him mercy.” Jesus said to him, “Go and
do likewise.”