²³ So he prepared for them a great feast, and when they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. And the Syrians did not come again ^(A)on raids into the land of Israel.

² Now the Syrians on ^(A)one of their raids had carried off a little girl from the land of Israel, and she worked in the service of Naaman's wife.

² And the Lord sent against him bands of the ^(A)Chaldeans and ^(B)bands of the Syrians and bands of the Moabites and bands of the Ammonites, and sent them against Judah to destroy it, ^(C)according to the word of the Lord that he spoke by his servants the prophets.

²⁹ But he, ^(A)desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” ³⁰ Jesus replied, “A man ^(B)was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him and beat him and departed, leaving him half dead. ³¹ Now by chance a ^(C)priest was going down that road, and when he saw him he passed by on the other side. ³² So likewise ^(D)a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. ³³ But a ^(E)Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was, and when he saw him, he had compassion. ³⁴ He went to him and ^(F)bound up his wounds, pouring on ^(G)oil and wine. Then he set him on his own animal and brought him to an inn and took care of him. ³⁵ And the next day he took out two ^(H)denarii^[a] and gave them to the innkeeper, saying, ‘Take care of him, and whatever more you spend, I will repay you when I come back.’ ³⁶ Which of these three, do you think, proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?” ³⁷ He said, “The one who showed him mercy.” And Jesus said to him, “You go, and do likewise.”

³⁵ But ^(A)love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and ^(B)you will be sons of ^(C)the Most High, for ^(D)he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil.

Horses and Chariots of Fire

⁸ Once when the king of Syria was warring against Israel, he took counsel with his servants, saying, “At such and such a place shall be my camp.” ⁹ But the man of God sent word to the king of Israel, “Beware that you do not pass this place, for the Syrians are going down there.”

⁴⁷ And if you greet only your brothers,^[a] what more are you doing than others? Do not even ^(A)the Gentiles do the same?

¹⁵ And ^(A)the men who have been mentioned by name rose and took the captives, and with the spoil they clothed all who were naked among them. They clothed them, gave them sandals, ^(B)provided them with food and drink, and anointed them, and carrying all the feeble among them on donkeys, they brought them to their kinsfolk at Jericho, ^(C)the city of palm trees. Then they returned to Samaria.