INC Pasugo

 (August 2004 | Vol.56 | No.8 | ISSN 0116-1636)

AN EXPERT IN the Law of Moses stood up and asked Jesus a question to see what he would say. "Teacher," he asked, "what must I do to have eternal life?"

    Jesus answered, "What is written in the Scriptures? How do you understand them?"        

    The man replied, "The Scriptures say, 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, strength, and mind,' They also say, 'Love your neighbors as much as you love yourself'."

Jesus said, "You have given the right answer. If you do this, you will have eternal life."

But the man wanted to show that he knew what he was talking about. So he asked Jesus, "Who are my neighbors?"

     Jesus replied:

     As a man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, robbers attacked him and grabbed every­thing he had. They beat him up and ran off, leaving him half dead. A priest happened to be going down the same road. But when he saw the man, he walked by on the other side. Later a temple helper came to the same place. But when he saw the man who had been beaten up, he also went by on the other side.

     A man from Samaria then came traveling along that road. When he saw the man, he felt sorry for him and went over to him. He treated his wounds with olive oil and wine and bandaged them.