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PER222
The Good Samaritan
Pericope PER222 presents the parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10.25-37), told by Jesus in response to a teacher of the Law who wanted to trap him. Set in Bethany beyond the Jordan in November AD 32, this parable teaches that the true "neighbor" is defined not by religion or culture, but by the act of mercy. The despised Samaritan becomes the model of compassion, a symbolic figure of the Messiah himself coming to the rescue of wounded humanity.
Luke 10.25 (King James Version) :And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?King James Version (1769), domaine public — texte : eBible.org