Here Jesus wished to teach His disciples the moral obligations which are binding upon man to his fellow man. Whoever neglects to carry out the principles illustrated by this lesson is not a commandment keeper, but, like the Levite, he breaks the law of God which he pretends to revere. There are some, who, like the Samaritan, make no pretensions to exalted piety, yet who have a high sense of their obligations to their fellow men and have far more charity and kindness than some who profess great love to God, but fail in good works toward His creatures. {4T 57.1}

Her ønskede Jesus at lære sine disciple de moralske forpligtelser som binder et menneske til sit medmenneske. Enhver, som ikke fører grundsætningerne illustreret i denne lektie ud i livet, holder ikke loven, men bryder, ligesom levitten, Guds lov som han giver sig ud for at holde. Der er nogle som, ligesom samaritanen, ikke gør krav på ophøjet fromhed og dog har en god sans for deres pligt over for deres medmennesker og har langt mere næstekærlighed og venlighed end nogle, som bekender stor kærlighed til Gud, men svigter i gode gerninger mod hans skabninger.