Khiloni Shah 11H
THE PARABLE OF THE GOOD SAMARITAN
A parable is a story with a meaning and Jesus told many parables to convey the message about the Kingdom of God. One very significant parable is the parable of The Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25). Jesus told this parable in answer to a lawyer who asked Jesus, ‘Who is my neighbour?’
In this parable, a man was travelling from Jerusalem to Jericho when robbers burgled him and beat him, leaving him half dead on the side of the road. A priest was going down that same road, but when he saw the man, he walked past on the other side of the road. Later, a Levite came along on the same path but when he saw the man he also walked by, on the other side. A Samaritan however, came upon the man and felt pity for him. He poured oil and wine on the wounds and bandaged them. He then carried the man onto his animal and took him to a nearby inn. The next day, the Samaritan paid the inn keeper two silver coins and told him to look after him and he promised that after he returned from his journey, he would pay the inn keeper any extra expenses spent on the wounded man.
