The Good Samaritan: Jesus Teaches About Caring for Outcasts |
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A Jewish man was traveling from Jerusalem to Jericho. The road is lonely, desolate and rocky - bandit country. The man was attacked, beaten up and stripped of his clothes. The bandits took his money and left him half dead beside the road. |
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This is the lonely road Jesus was talking about |
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By chance a Priest came along and saw the man lying there. He crossed over to the other side of the road, and quickly walked on by. |
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A bit later, a temple assistant also came along the road. He looked at the bruised and bleeding man, but he didn't stop to help either. A Priest and a temple assistant - freshly come from worshipping God - and neither of them had stopped to help their fellow Jew? Well, there were bandits around - it would be dangerous to stop and help. They really didn't want to get involved. |
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Then a Samaritan came along. Now, Samaritans were despised immigrants, a different race and a different religion, hated by the Jews. But when the Samaritan saw the man, he felt deep pity for him. |
Kneeling in the dirt beside him, the Samaritan soothed his wounds with medicine, and bandaged his injuries. Then he helped the man onto his donkey, and took him to an inn. The Samaritan spent the night looking after the hurt man. The next day, he gave the innkeeper some money, and told him to take care of the man. "If the bill runs any higher than that," he said, "I'll pay what's owed next time I am here." |
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