A lawyer came to Jesus and said: Master, what shall I do to inherit
eternal life? Jesus said: What is written in the law? He answered; Thou
shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul,
and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbor as
thyself. Jesus said: Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt
live. But he, desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus: Who is my
neighbor? Jesus answered: A man was going down from Jerusalem to
Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who both stripped him and beat him,
and departed, leaving him half dead. And by chance a certain priest was
going down that way, and he saw him, but passed by on the other side. A
Levite did the same thing. But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed,
came where he was; and when he saw him, he was moved with compassion.
And he went to him, bound up his wounds, pouring on them oil and wine.
And he set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn and took care
of him. And on the morrow when he left, he took out two pieces of money,
gave them to the host and said: Take care of him, and whatsoever thou
spendest more I will repay thee when I come back again.--Which of these
three, thinkest thou, proved neighbor to him that fell among the
robbers? And he said: He that showed mercy on him. Jesus said: Go, and
do thou likewise. (Luke 10:25-37.)