Again Christ refused to be drawn into controversy. He answered the question by relating an incident, the memory of which was fresh in the minds of His hearers. "A certain man," He said, "went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead."

Atter værgede Kristus sig ved at blive draget ind i en ordstrid. Han besvarede spørgsmålet ved at fortælle om en begivenhed, som endnu var frisk i tilhørernes erindring. Han sagde: "En mand gik ned fra Jerusalem til Jeriko, og han faldt i hænderne på røvere. De tog hans klæder fra ham og slog ham fordærvet; så gik de bort og lod ham ligge halvdød."