Luke 10:25-37; AC 9057

On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus.
"Teacher," he asked, "what must I do to inherit eternal life?"
"What is written in the Law?" He replied.  "How do you read it?"
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'; (Deuteronomy 6:5)
and, 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'" (Leviticus 19:18)

"You have answered correctly," Jesus replied.
"Do this and you will live."
But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus,
"And who is my neighbor?"
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.
A priest happened to be going down the same road,
and when he saw the man,
he passed by on the other side.
So too, a Levite,
when he came to the place and saw him,
passed by on the other side.
But a Samaritan, as he traveled,
came where the man was;
and when he saw him, he took pity on him.
He went to him and bandaged his wounds,
pouring on oil and wine.
Then he put the man on his own donkey,
took him to an inn and took care of him.
The next day he took out two silver coins (denarii)
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.'
"Which of these three
do you think was a neighbor to the man
who fell into the hands of robbers?"
The expert in the law replied,
"The one who had mercy on him."
Jesus told him, "Go and do likewise."
(Luke 10:25-37)

. . . 'a Samaritan'
means someone with an affection for truth;
'bandaging his wounds'
means healing that affection when it has been injured;
'pouring in oil and wine'
means introducing the good of love and the good of faith;
and 'lifting onto his animal'
means supporting with his own power of understanding.
(AC 9057)