People in the Parable | The Parable | Relationships | Trivia | Examples |
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Who are Samaritans
A group of people who are related to the Jews but are hated by them.
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What is beaten, robbed, near dead.
The condition of the man that the Samaritan found.
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Who is the Levite
Of the characters in the story, the priest would normally be friends with ________?
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What is Jerusalem
The place where the man who was injured was from
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(personal response)
Name a time that Jesus treated someone who hated Him with compassion
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Who is a priest
An ancient religious person in Judaism who made sacrifices in the temple in Jerusalem
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What is none
The amount of help the priest gave the injured man.
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Who is no one
Of the characters in the story, the Samaritan would normally be friends with __________?
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What is Jericho
The place where the man who was injured was going
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(personal response)
What is an example you've seen of someone being kind when other people weren't?
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Who is a Levite
An ancient religious person in Judaism who performed duties at the temple in Jerusalem that did not include sacrifice.
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What is none
The amount of help the Levite gave the injured man.
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To show that we can love everyone and should be kind to everyone (no exceptions)
Why would Jesus use an "enemy" as the only one who showed the man compassion?
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What is oil and wine
Substances placed on the injured man's wounds
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(personal response)
What are some ways you can treat others with the same kind of compassion that we see in this parable?
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Who is the innkeeper
The person who took the injured man into his place of business and cared for him.
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What is pity or compassion
What the Samaritan felt when he saw the injured man.
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(personal response)
How do you think people reacted to hearing this story about their enemy being the "good guy"?
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What is a donkey
The way that the injured man got to the inn
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(personal response)
What characteristics of the Samaritan man would you like to have?
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Who is the Samaritan
The person who showed the injured man a lot of mercy.
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Who is the Samaritan
The one who saw the injured man as a neighbor.
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(personal response)
Why do you think the priest and the levite, two very religious people, didn't stop to help?
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What is two denarii
The money that the Samaritan gave to the innkeeper
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(personal response)
In verse 37, Jesus says, "Go, and do thou likewise." What is a way we can do this that we haven't already discussed?
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