But a Samaritan, traveling the same road, saw the sufferer, and he did the work that the others had refused to do. With gentleness and kindness he ministered to the wounded man. "When he saw him, he had compassion on him, and went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought 380 him to an inn, and took care of him. And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee." The priest and the Levite both professed piety, but the Samaritan showed that he was truly converted. It was no more agreeable for him to do the work than for the priest and the Levite, but in spirit and works he proved himself to be in harmony with God.

Men en samaritaner som rejste samme vej, så den lidende mand, og han udførte den gerning, som de andre havde nægtet at gøre "Da han så ham, ynkedes han inderligt. Han gik hen til ham, forbandt hans sår og hældte olie og vin på dem, løftede ham op på sit eget ridedyr og førte ham til et herberge og sørgede for ham. Og den næste dag tog han to denarer frem og gav værten dem og sagde "Sørg for ham, og hvad du mere lægger ud, skal jeg betale dig, når jeg kommer tilbage igen." Både præsten og levitten gav sig ud for at være fromme, men samaritaneren viste, at han i sandhed var omvendt. Det var ikke mere behageligt for ham at udføre gerningen, end det ville have været for levitten og præsten, men han viste med sit sindelag og sine gerninger at han var i harmoni med Gud.