A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who both stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead. By chance a certain priest was going down that way. When he saw him, he passed by on the other side. In the same way a Levite also, when he came to the place, and saw him, passed by on the other side. But a certain Samaritan, as he travelled, came where he was. When he saw him, he was moved with compassion, came to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. He set him on his own animal, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
Un uomo scendeva da Gerusalemme a Gerico, e s'imbatté nei briganti che lo spogliarono, lo ferirono e poi se ne andarono, lasciandolo mezzo morto. Per caso un sacerdote scendeva per quella stessa strada, ma quando lo vide, passò oltre dal lato opposto. Così pure un Levita, giunto in quel luogo, lo vide, ma passò oltre dal lato opposto. Ma un Samaritano, che era in viaggio, giunse presso di lui e, vedendolo, ne ebbe pietà; avvicinatosi, fasciò le sue piaghe versandovi sopra olio e vino, poi lo mise sulla propria cavalcatura, lo condusse a una locanda e si prese cura di lui.