A man was going down from Jerusalem to
Jericho,
when he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat
him and went away, leaving him half dead with no clothes. A priest happened to
be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, and he passed by on the
other side. So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, he too
passed by on the other side. But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where 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 looked after him. The next day he took out two silver
coins and gave them to the innkeeper. 'Look after him,' he said, 'and when I
return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.
