The New life in Christ: For this was your good pleasure. Luke 10:21.

On the occasion an expert in the law wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”

In reply Jesus said: “A man fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him  

of his cloths, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead.

A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed away by on the other side.

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

But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came when the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, took him to an inn and took care of him. The next day he took out two silver coins and gave them to the inn-keeper. ‘Look after him,’ he said, ‘and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.’

“Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?”

The expert in the law replied, “The one who had mercy on him.”

Jesus told him, “Go and do like wise.” Luke 10:25-37. Amen.