Parable of the Good Samaritan

A parable in the Gospel of Luke in which a Samaritan aids a man attacked by robbers, illustrating love of one’s neighbor.

Neighbor Love: An ethical principle requiring care and goodwill toward other people. The parable makes practical aid to a stranger its central expression.
Gospel of Luke: A canonical Christian Gospel narrating the life, teaching, death, and resurrection of Jesus. Luke is the sole canonical Gospel containing this parable.
Parable of the Two Debtors: A parable in Luke in which two debtors’ differing responses to forgiveness reveal their love. Like this story, it answers a question through a brief narrative, but focuses on forgiveness.
Samaritan–Jewish relations: The history of interaction and religious disagreement between Samaritan and Jewish communities. The parable’s choice of a Samaritan helper gains force against this history.
Samaritans: An ethnoreligious community whose traditions are closely related to ancient Israelite religion. The helper’s identity gives the story’s act of mercy social and religious force.
Luke 10: A chapter of the Gospel of Luke containing teachings and episodes from Jesus’s ministry. The parable appears in Luke 10:25–37.
Parable of the Sheep and the Goats: A teaching story in Matthew that portrays judgment through responses to people in need. It also connects care for vulnerable strangers with religious accountability.
Mount Gerizim: A mountain in Samaria that Samaritans regard as their sacred place of worship. Disputes over sacred geography formed part of the religious distance between the communities.
Golden Rule: An ethical principle that calls for treating others as one would wish to be treated. The lawyer’s question about inheriting life prompts an answer grounded in care for another.
Lawyer in the New Testament: A legal scholar in the New Testament, often concerned with interpreting Jewish law. His exchange with Jesus introduces the question the story answers.

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