The Good Samaritan Explained

Good Samaritan usually refers to the Parable of the Good Samaritan, a story in the Gospel of Luke that encourages people to help others who are in danger.

The phrases Good Samaritan and The Good Samaritan may also refer to:

Arts, entertainment, and media

Art

• The Good Samaritan (Morot), a 1880 painting by Aimé Morot

Film

• The Good Samaritan (film), 2014 crime thriller
• , 1971 Japanese comedy film

Television

• "The Good Samaritan" (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), an episode of the fourth season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
• The Good Samaritan (Hallmark), a 1954 episode of the Hallmark Hall of Fame
• "The Good Samaritan" (NCIS), NCIS episode
• "The Good Samaritan" (Seinfeld), an episode in the show's third season
• "The Good Samaritan" (The Blacklist), a 2014 episode from TV series The Blacklist

Laws

• Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Act of 1996, a US law intended to encourage food donations
• Good Samaritan laws, several laws in different countries that offer legal protection to those who help others in distress

Religious and social care organizations

• The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society, a U.S.-based senior housing and nursing organization, now owned by Sanford Health
• Good Samaritan Society, a Canadian Lutheran social service care home organization
• Sisters of the Good Samaritan, a Roman Catholic congregation in Australia
• Anglican Church of the Good Samaritan, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
• Episcopal Church of the Good Samaritan, Corvallis, Oregon, United States
• Good Samaritan Hospital (disambiguation), several hospitals
• Good Samaritan Children's Home, an orphanage in the Ukraine

Other uses

• Inn of the Good Samaritan (Khan al-Hatruri), a archeological site (caravanserai) located at the road between Jerusalem and Jericho
• Good Samaritan Catholic College

See also

• • • • Bad Samaritans (disambiguation)
• Samaritan (disambiguation)
• Good (disambiguation)