Bible. Books of the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments

21 And in that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, 'I praise thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.' Yes, Father! For such was Thy good pleasure.

22 And turning to the disciples, he said, 'All things have been delivered to me by my Father; and who the Son is, no one knows but the Father, and who the Father is, no one knows except the Son, and to whom the Son wants to reveal.

23 And turning to the disciples, he said to them especially, 'Blessed are the eyes that see what you see!'

24 For I say unto you, that many prophets and kings desired to see what ye see, and did not see, and to hear what ye heard, and did not hear.

25 And behold, a certain lawyer arose, and tempted him, and said, 'Teacher! What must I do to inherit eternal life?

26 And he said to him, 'What is written in the law?' How do you read?

27 And he answered and said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might, and with all thy mind, and thy neighbor as thyself.

28 Jesus said to him, "You have answered rightly; Do so, and you will live.

29 But he, desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, 'Who is my neighbor?'

30 And Jesus said, 'A certain man was going from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell into the hands of robbers, who stripped him of his clothes, wounded him, and departed, leaving him scarcely alive.'

31 By chance, a certain priest was walking along that road, and seeing him, he passed by.

32 And also the Levite, being in that place, came and looked, and passed by.

33 And a certain Samaritan, passing by, came upon him, and when he saw him, he was moved with compassion

34 And he came near, and bound up his wounds, pouring out oil and wine; and having put him on his donkey, he brought him to the inn and took care of him;