“A certain man 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. And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side. But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and 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 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. Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbor unto him that fell among the thieves? And he said, He that showed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.” {3T 523.3}

»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. Tilfældigvis drog en præst ned ad den samme vej og han så ham, men gik lige forbi. Ligeledes kom en levit til stedet; også han så ham, men gik lige forbi. Men en samaritaner, som var på rejse, kom hen i nærheden af ham og 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 (524) 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.« Hvem af de tre synes du nu har vist sig at være den mands næste, der faldt iblandt røvere?« Han svarede: »Den, som øvede barmhjertighed imod ham.« Da sagde Jesus til ham: »Gå du hen og gør ligeså!«