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^(C1)And behold, a ^(F1)(C2)lawyer stood up and put Him to the test, saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?"

And He said to him, "What is written in the Law? ^(F1)How does it read to you?"

And he answered, "^(C1)YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD ^(F1)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 answered correctly; ^(C1)do this and you will live."

But wanting ^(C1)to justify himself, he said to Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?"

Jesus replied and said, "A man was ^(C1)going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he encountered robbers, and they stripped him and ^(F1)beat him, and went away leaving him half dead.

"And by coincidence a priest was going down on that road, and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.

"Likewise a Levite also, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.

"But a ^(C1)Samaritan who was on a journey came upon him; and when he saw him, he felt compassion,

and came to him and bandaged up his wounds, pouring oil and wine on them; and he put him on his own animal, and brought him to an inn and took care of him.

"On the next day he took out two ^(F1)denarii and gave them to the innkeeper and said, 'Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, when I return, I will repay you.'

"Which of these three do you think ^(F1)proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell into the robbers' hands?"

And he said, "The one who showed compassion to him." Then Jesus said to him, "Go and do ^(F1)the same."