28. And Jesus said to him, You have answered correctly; do this, and you will live [enjoy active, blessed, endless life in the kingdom of God].
29. And he, determined to acquit himself of reproach, said to Jesus, And who is my neighbor?
30. Jesus, taking him up, replied, A certain man was going from Jerusalem down to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him of his clothes and belongings and beat him and went their way, [unconcernedly] leaving him half dead, as it happened.
31. Now by coincidence a certain priest was going down along that road, and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
32. A Levite likewise came down to the place and saw him, and passed by on the other side [of the road].
33. But a certain Samaritan, as he traveled along, came down to where he was; and when he saw him, he was moved with pity and sympathy [for him],