If it was hard for the Jewish Christians to love Samaritans, who were in fact distant relatives of the Jews, it must have been even harder for them to show neighborly love to non - Jews, or Gentiles, who were scorned and hated by the Jews.
(‏ يوحنا ٤ :‏ ​ ٧ -‏ ٢٦‏ )‏ وفي مناسبة اخرى ،‏ بواسطة مثل السامري الصالح ،‏ اظهر يسوع لرجل يهودي متدين ان اشخاصا من غير اليهود يمكنهم ان يعربوا عن محبة القريب .‏