A scholar of the law tried to trip up Jesus by asking him, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” Like any good teacher, Jesus turned the tables on him and asked, “What is written in the law? How do you read it?”
The scholar gave a good answer: “You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your being, with all your strength, and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.”
He then asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” In response, Jesus told the story of the good Samaritan (Luke 10: 25-37).
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