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One of Christ's most famous parables is that of the Good Samaritan. In that parable He describes an injured man lying helplessly on a well-traveled road.
At different times two people—both of them religious figures—pass by the injured man and fail to stop to help him. "But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was. And when he saw him, he had compassion. So he went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine; and he set him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him. On the next day, when he departed, he took out two denarii, gave them to the innkeeper, and said to him, 'Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, when I come again, I will repay you'" (Luke 10:33-35).
Jesus gave this parable in response to someone who had asked Him, "And who is my neighbor?" After giving the parable, Jesus asked, "'So which of these three do you think was neighbor to him who fell among the thieves?' And he said, 'He who showed mercy on him.' Then Jesus said to him, 'Go and do likewise'" (verses 36-37).
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