A certain sage stood up to put the Rabbi to the test, saying, "Rabbi, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?"

And the Rabbi responded, "What is written in the Torah? How does it read to you?"

The man answered, "YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND; [Deuteronomy 6:5] AND YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF." [Leviticus 19:18]

And the Rabbi said to him, "You have answered correctly; do this and you will live."

But the sage desired to justify himself so he said to the Master, "And who is my neighbor?"

Yeshua replied and said, "A man was going down from Yerushalayim to Yericho, and fell victim to robbers.  They stripped him, beat him, and went away leaving him half dead.  And by chance a certain priest was going down on that road, and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side of the road. Likewise a Levi also, when he came to that place and saw him, passed by on the other side. But a Shomroni, who was on a journey, came upon him; and when he saw him, he felt compassion, and came to him and bandaged up his wounds, pouring oil and wine on them; and he put him on his own animal, and brought him to an inn and took care of him.  On the next day he took out two dinarim and gave them to the innkeeper and said, 'Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, when I return I will repay you.' Which of these three do you think proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell into the robbers' hands?"

And the sage said, "The one who showed mercy toward him."

Then Yeshua said to him, "Go and do the same."

 

This is the teaching of the Rabbi.