Which gospel contains the Parable of the Good Samaritan?

• A. John
• B. Matthew
• C. Mark
• D. Luke

Answer: (D)

This question tests your knowledge of where Jesus tells the Parable of the Good Samaritan. This story is used to redefine what it means to be a neighbor—mercy and compassion extend to anyone in need, not just to people from one’s own group.

In the Gospel that contains this parable, you read a sequence where a man is beaten and left by the roadside. A priest and then a Levite pass by without helping, but a Samaritan stops, tends the wounds, and pays for the man’s care. The Samaritan’s actions illustrate the ethical point Jesus is making: love your neighbor through practical mercy, even toward someone who would traditionally be considered an outsider. This focus on inclusive mercy and social justice is characteristic of that Gospel’s portrait of Jesus.

Because this specific parable appears only in that Gospel, it is the one that contains the story. The other Gospels include many parables and teachings, but they do not present this particular tale.