³⁰ Jesus took up the question and said, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him, beat him up, and fled, leaving him half dead. ³¹ A priest happened to be going down that road. When he saw him, he passed by on the other side. ³² In the same way, a Levite, when he arrived at the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. ³³ But a Samaritan^(A) on his journey came up to him, and when he saw the man, he had compassion.^{(B) 34} He went over to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on olive oil^(C) and wine. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him. ³⁵ The next day^[a] he took out two denarii,^[b] gave them to the innkeeper, and said, ‘Take care of him. When I come back I’ll reimburse you for whatever extra you spend.’

³⁶ “Which of these three do you think proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of the robbers?”

³⁷ “The one who showed mercy^(D) to him,” he said.

Then Jesus told him, “Go and do the same.”

³⁴ “I give you a new command: Love one another. Just as I have loved you, you are also to love one another.

²⁴ And let us consider one another in order to provoke love and good works, ²⁵ not neglecting to gather together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging each other,^(A) and all the more as you see the day approaching.