AC 9056
In the Word a distinction is made between "wound" and "blow,"
"wound" being predicated of the injuring of good,
and "blow" the injuring of truth....
AC 9057 [2]
He who understands the internal sense of the Word
is able to know why it was said by the Lord that the Samaritan
"bound up the blows, poured in oil and wine,
and set him on his own beast."
For by "the Samaritan" in the internal sense is meant
one who is in the affection of truth,
by "binding up the blows"
is signified the healing of this affection when injured,
by "pouring in oil and wine"
is signified the good of love and the good of faith,
and by "setting him on his own beast"
is signified uplifting him by virtue of his own intellectual.
Thus by these words is described charity toward the neighbor;
naturally for the person in the world,
and spiritually for the angels in heaven;
naturally in the sense of the letter,
and spiritually in the internal sense.
The reason why a "Samaritan" denotes
one who is in the affection of truth,
is that "Samaritan" in the Word signifies this affection....
In this manner spoke the Lord;
but few apprehend this,
for they believe that such things were said merely for the sake of
giving the parable the connection of a narrative;
but in this case they would not be words from the Divine.
All words from the Divine have within them
such things as belong to the Lord, heaven, and the church,
and this is the case in every jot.
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