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Jesus told stories to everyone. Even experts in the
Jewish law needed help understanding the Kingdom of
God.
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| Law
Expert: |
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Jesus, what must I do to receive eternal
life?
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| Jesus: |
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You are the expert of Jewish law. What does the Law say? How
do you understand it?
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| Law
Expert: |
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The law says to love the Lord your God with all your heart
and with all your soul. Love him with all your strength and with all
your mind. And the law says to love your neighbor as you love
yourself.
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| Jesus: |
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Yes, you have answered correctly. Do that, and you will
live.
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| Narrator: |
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But the man wanted to make himself look good to Jesus. So
he asked . . .
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| Law
Expert: |
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But, Jesus, who is my neighbor?
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| Jesus: |
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I will tell you a story to show you who your neighbor
is.
(Story music transition)
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| Jesus: |
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A Jewish man was walking down from Jerusalem to Jericho.
Suddenly, he heard a noise.
(Sounds of feet
approaching)
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| Robbers: |
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Quick, here's someone coming that we can attack. He's a
Jewish man. Let's beat him up! His clothes are nice, so let's take
them. Check for any money. It's all ours.
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| Jesus: |
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The robbers beat the Jewish man, took all of his belongings,
including his clothes, and left him to die on the side of the
road.
A priest happened to be going down that same
road.
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| Jewish
man: |
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Help me. Please help me.
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| Priest: |
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(to himself) Oh my, that poor man lying in the road.
Is he dead? If I touch a dead man, I will be unclean. I will walk on
the other side of the road.
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| Jesus: |
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A Levite, a man who took care of the temple, also came
by.
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| Jewish
man: |
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Help me. Please, someone help me.
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| Levite |
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(to himself) Oh no, look at that man. He's all bloody
and bruised. I wonder what happened to him, but I don't want to get
my clothes all bloody. Yuck. I will walk on the other side of the
road.
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| Jesus: |
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Then a Samaritan man came down the road. Jews hated
Samaritans and would have nothing to do with them. The Samaritans
also hated the Jews fiercely.
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| Jewish
man: |
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Help me. Help me.
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| Samaritan
Man: |
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(to himself) Oh, oh no. This poor man has been beaten
and robbed. This is terrible. He might die. I can't just leave him
here in the road to die. I must do something.
(to the
Jewish man)Sir, don't you worry. I'll take care of you. Let me
first put some oil on your wounds. Then I will bandage you all up
and take you to an inn where you can rest and get
well.
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| Jesus: |
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So the Samaritan bandaged the wounded man, put him on his
own donkey, and took him to a nearby inn.
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| Samaritan
Man: |
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Excuse me, innkeeper. Here are two silver coins. Take care
of this man. I must go on, but when I return, I will pay you back
for any extra expenses you may have for taking care of this
man.
(Story music transition)
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| Narrator: |
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When Jesus finished the story he asked . .
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| Jesus: |
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Well, expert of the law, which of the three men do you think
was a neighbor to the man who was attacked by
robbers?
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| Law
Expert: |
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The one who felt sorry for him and stopped to take care of
him.
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| Jesus: |
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You are correct. Go and do as he did.
(Story
music transition)
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| Narrator: |
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If you want to read more stories Jesus told about the
kingdom of God, read the book of Luke. It's in the New
Testament part of your Bible.
Bible Source: Holy Bible, New International Reader’s
Version, A Bible for Kids, Zondervan Publishing House, 1999.
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