He Had Compassion

Mercy and One Necessary Thing · Luke 10

Story guide: This image illustrates Jesus’s comparison, not a separate narrated incident. Mercy is defined by drawing near, caring, and accepting practical cost. No ethnic appearance is presented as authoritative.

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29But he, wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”

30Jesus replied, “A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who also stripped him, beat him, and went away, leaving him half dead.”

31By chance a certain priest was going down on that road, and when he saw him, he passed by on the opposite side.

32Likewise, a Levite also came to the place, and when he saw him, he passed by on the opposite side.

33But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came to where he was, and when he saw him, he was moved with compassion.

34And coming near, he bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him.

35And on the next day, taking out two denarii, he gave them to the innkeeper and said, ‘Take care of him, and whatever more you spend, I will repay you when I return.’

36Which of these three seems to you to have become a neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?

37And he said, “The one who showed mercy to him.” Then Jesus said to him, “Go, and you do likewise.”

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