25 On one occasion an___________________ expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. "Teacher," he asked, "what must I do to inherit eternal life?"
26 "What is written in the Law?" he replied. "How do you read it?"
27 He answered: "‘Love the Lord your God with all your ___________________ heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’; and, ‘Love your ___________________ neighbour as yourself.’"
28 "You have answered correctly," Jesus replied. "Do this and you will live."
29 But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, "And who is my neighbour?"
30 In reply Jesus said: "A man was going down from ___________________ Jerusalem to Jericho, when he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half-dead.
31 A ___________________ priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side.
32 So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, ___________________ passed by on the other side.
33 But a Samaritan, as he travelled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took ___________________ pity on him.
34 He went to him and ___________________ bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, brought him to an inn and took care of him.
35 The next day he took out two ___________________ silver coins and gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Look after him,’ he said, ‘and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra ___________________ expense you may have.’
36 "Which of these three do you think was a neighbour to the man who fell into the hands of ___________________ robbers?"
37 The expert in the law replied, "The one who had ___________________ mercy on him." Jesus told him, "Go and do likewise."
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