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Just^(bf) then an expert in the law^(bg) stood up to test^(bh) Him, saying, "Teacher,^(bi) what must I do to inherit eternal life?"^(bj)

"What is written in the law?" He asked him. "How do you read it?"

He answered: Love the Lord your God ^(bk) with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind; ^(bl) and your neighbor as yourself. ^(bm)[k]

"You've answered correctly," He told him. "Do this and you will live." ^(bn)

But wanting to justify himself,^(bo) he asked Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?"^(bp)

Jesus took up the question and said: "A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him, beat him up, and fled, leaving him half dead.

A priest happened to be going down that road. When he saw him, he passed by on the other side.

In the same way, a Levite, when he arrived at the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.

But a Samaritan^(bq) on his journey came up to him, and when he saw the man, he had compassion. ^(br)

He went over to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on olive oil^(bs) and wine. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him.

The next day^[l] he took out two denarii, gave them to the innkeeper, and said, ‘Take care of him. When I come back I'll reimburse you for whatever extra you spend.'

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

"The one who showed mercy^(bt) to him," he said. Then Jesus told him, "Go and do the same."

While they were traveling, He entered a village, and a woman named Martha^(bu) welcomed Him into her home.^[m]

She had a sister named Mary, who also sat at the Lord's^[n] feet^(bv) and was listening to what He said.^[o]

But Martha was distracted by her many tasks, and she came up and asked, "Lord, don't You care^(bw) that my sister has left me to serve alone? So tell her to give me a hand."^[p](bx)

The Lord^[q] answered her, "Martha, Martha, you are worried and upset about many things,^(by)

but one thing is necessary.^(bz) Mary has made the right choice,^[r] and it will not be taken away from her."