Parable of the Good Samaritan Parable of the Good Samaritan The parable of the Good Samaritan is a parable told by Jesus in the Gospel of Luke. It is about a traveller who is stripped of clothing, beaten, and left half dead alongside the road. First a priest and then a Levite comes by, but both avoid the man. Finally, a Samaritan happens upon the traveller. Samaritans and Jews despised each other, but the Samaritan helps the injured man. Jesus is described as telling the parable in response to the question from a lawyer, "And who is my neighbour?". In response, Jesus tells the parable,
Parable of the Good Samaritan he was one who never could Pass by the other side. An honest man whom men called soft, While laughing in their sleeves — No doubt in business ways he oft Had fallen amongst thieves."</poem> John Gardiner Calkins Brainard also wrote a poem on the theme. Dramatic film adaptations of the Parable of the Good Samaritan include "Samaritan", part of the widely acclaimed "Modern Parables" DVD Bible study series. "Samaritan", which sets the parable in modern times, stars Antonio Albadran in the role of the Good Samaritan. The English composer, Benjamin Britten, was commissioned to write a piece to mark