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Good Samaritan Urban Ministries biblical basis is found
in Luke 10:25-37.
The Most Important Commandment:
25 One day an expert in religious law stood up to test
Jesus by asking him the question: "Teacher, what
must I do to receive eternal life?" 26 Jesus replied,
"What does the law of Moses say? How do you read
it?" 27 The man answered, "You must love the
Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all
your strength , and all your mind, and love your neighbor
as yourself." 28 "Right!" Jesus told
him. "Do this and you will live!" 29 The man
wanted to justify his actions, so he asked Jesus, "And
who is my neighbor?"
Story of the Good Samaritan:
30 Jesus replied with an illustration: A Jewish man
was traveling on a trip from Jerusalem to Jericho, and
he was attacked by bandits. They stripped him of his
clothes and money, beat him up, and left him half dead
beside the road. 31 By chance a Jewish priest came along;
but when he saw the man lying there, he crossed to the
other side of the road and passed him by. 32 A Temple
assistant walked over and looked at him lying there,
but he also passed by on the other side. 33 Then a despised
Samaritan came along, and when he saw the man, he felt
deep pity. 34 Kneeling beside him, the Samaritan soothed
his wounds with medicine and bandaged them. Then he
put the man on his donkey and took him to an inn, where
he took care of him. 35 The next day he handed the innkeeper
two pieces of silver and told him to take care of the
man. "If his bill runs higher than that,"
he said, "I’ll pay the difference the next
time I am here." 36 "Now which of these three
would you say was a neighbor to the man who was attacked
by bandits?" Jesus asked. 37 The man replied, "The
one who showed him mercy." Then Jesus said, "Yes,
now go and do the same."
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