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Luke 10 · Grade 5

The Neighbor Who Showed Mercy

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Luke 10 begins with Jesus sending seventy disciples ahead of Him. The harvest was great but the workers were few, so He told them to pray for more workers. They came back rejoicing at their power over evil. Jesus reminded them that the greatest joy is having their names written in heaven. Then He thanked the Father for showing these things to the humble.

A lawyer stood up to test Jesus. He knew the greatest commands: love God completely and love your neighbor as yourself. But he wanted to limit the second one, so he asked, Who is my neighbor? Jesus' story turned the question around. A priest and a Levite, religious leaders, passed by a dying man. A Samaritan, an outsider, had compassion. He gave his time, his oil and wine, his animal, and his money. Jesus asked which one became a neighbor. The lawyer could not even say the word Samaritan. He said, He who showed mercy. Jesus told him, Go and do likewise.

Love for neighbor flows from love for God. That is why the chapter ends at Martha and Mary's home. Martha was distracted with much serving. Mary sat at the Lord's feet and listened. Serving is good, but listening to Jesus comes first.

Show What You Know

  1. What did Jesus tell the seventy to pray for?

  2. Why did the lawyer ask, Who is my neighbor?

  3. List three things the Samaritan gave to help.

  4. How did the lawyer answer Jesus' final question?

  5. Why does the Martha and Mary story fit at the end of this chapter?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

mercyGodSamaritanloveneighbor
  1. He knew the greatest commands: God completely and love your neighbor as yourself.
  2. But he wanted to limit the second one, so he asked, Who is my ?
  3. A , an outsider, had compassion.
  4. He said, He who showed .
  5. Love for neighbor flows from love for .

Think About It

  1. The Samaritan helped someone very different from himself. Who is a person different from you whom God wants you to love?

  2. Are you more often like Martha or like Mary? What could help you sit at Jesus' feet?

Memory Verse

He answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.”

Luke 10:27 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for this Bible story. Help me to . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What would caring for a stranger cost you this week?
  • Martha was busy and worried. What keeps you busy, and how can you make time to listen to Jesus?
  • Jesus told the seventy to rejoice most that their names are written in heaven. Why is that better than any success?

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