Luke 10:21-42 ▼

21 On that same occasion Jesus was filled by the Holy Spirit with rapturous joy. "I give Thee fervent thanks," He exclaimed, "O Father, Lord of Heaven and earth, that Thou hast hidden these things from sages and men of understanding, and hast revealed them to babes. Yes, Father, for such has been Thy gracious will.

22 All things are delivered to me by my Father; and no one knows who the Son is but the Father, nor who the Father is but the Son, and he to whom the Son may choose to reveal Him."

23 And He turned towards His disciples and said to them apart, "Blessed are the eyes which see what you see!

24 For I tell you that many Prophets and kings have desired to see the things you see, and have not seen them, and to hear the things you hear, and have not heard them."

25 Then an expounder of the Law stood up to test Him with a question. "Rabbi," he asked, "what shall I do to inherit the Life of the Ages?"

26 "Go to the Law," said Jesus; "what is written there? how does it read?"

27 "'Thou shalt love the Lord thy God,'" he replied, "'with thy whole heart, thy whole soul, thy whole strength, and thy whole mind; and thy fellow man as much as thyself.'"

28 "A right answer," said Jesus; "do that, and you shall live."

29 But he, desiring to justify himself, said, "But what is meant by my 'fellow man'?"

30 Jesus replied, "A man was once on his way down from Jerusalem to Jericho when he fell among robbers, who after both stripping and beating him went away, leaving him half dead.

31 Now a priest happened to be going down that way, and on seeing him passed by on the other side.

32 In like manner a Levite also came to the place, and seeing him passed by on the other side.

33 But a certain Samaritan, being on a journey, came where he lay, and seeing him was moved with pity.

34 He went to him, and dressed his wounds with oil and wine and bound them up. Then placing him on his own mule he brought him to an inn, where he bestowed every care on him.

35 The next day he took out two shillings and gave them to the innkeeper. "'Take care of him,' he said, 'and whatever further expense you are put to, I will repay it you at my next visit.'

36 "Which of those three seems to you to have acted like a fellow man to him who fell among the robbers?"

37 "The one who showed him pity," he replied. "Go," said Jesus, "and act in the same way."

38 As they pursued their journey He came to a certain village, where a woman named Martha welcomed Him to her house.

39 She had a sister called Mary, who seated herself at the Lord's feet and listened to His teaching.

40 Martha meanwhile was busy and distracted in waiting at table, and she came and said, "Master, do you not care that my sister is leaving me to do all the waiting? Tell her to assist me."

41 "Martha, Martha," replied Jesus, "you are anxious and worried about a multitude of things;

42 and yet only one thing is really necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion and she shall not be deprived of it."