Good Samaritan usually refers to the

Parable of the Good Samaritan The parable of the Good Samaritan is told by Jesus in the Gospel of Luke. It is about a traveler (implicitly understood to be Jewish) who is stripped of clothing, beaten, and left half dead alongside the road. A Jewish priest and then a Levite ...

, 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 History of the law The Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act was enacted in 1996. It was spearheaded by member of congress, Bill Emerson, who died before the act passed. The law was named after him to recognize his work. Description ...

, a US law intended to encourage food donations *

Good Samaritan law Good Samaritan laws offer legal protection to people who give Reasonable person, reasonable assistance to those who are, or whom they believe to be injured, ill, in peril, or otherwise incapacitated. The protection is intended to reduce bystande ...

s, 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 The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society is the largest not-for-profit provider of senior housing and services in America. Headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the society operates centers throughout the United States. The organ ...

, a U.S.-based senior housing and nursing organization, now owned by Sanford Health *

Good Samaritan Society The Good Samaritan Society / Good Samaritan Canada (GSS) is a Canadian Lutheran social service organization that provides continuing care, assisted living and other health and community care services to the independent elderly, frail elderly, men ...

, a Canadian Lutheran social service care home organization *

Sisters of the Good Samaritan The Congregation of the Sisters of the Good Samaritan, colloquially known as the "Good Sams", is a Roman Catholic congregation of religious women commenced by Bede Polding, OSB, Australia’s first Catholic bishop, in Sydney in 1857. The congrega ...

, a Roman Catholic congregation in Australia *

Anglican Church of the Good Samaritan The Anglican Church of the Good Samaritan is an Anglican church in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Founded in 2008, it is a member of the Anglican Diocese of Canada, which separated from the Anglican Church of Canada. Since 2022, ...

, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada *

Episcopal Church of the Good Samaritan The Episcopal Church of the Good Samaritan is a multigenerational Episcopal faith community in Corvallis, Oregon. Originally located in the historic building on Madison and 7th, the church now holds services from its 1962 location on the corner of ...

, Corvallis, Oregon, United States *

Good Samaritan Hospital (disambiguation) Good Samaritan Hospital or Good Samaritan Medical Center may refer to: India *Good Samaritan Hospital (Panamattom), Koprakalam, Panamattom, Kerala *Good Samaritan Centre, Mutholath Nagar, Cherpunkal, Kottyam, Kerala Malta *Good Samaritan Hospital ...

, several hospitals *

Good Samaritan Children's Home The Good Samaritan Children's Home is an orphanage in Velika Dobrony, Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine. Established in 1995, the orphanage serves girls ages 2 through 12 and is operated by the Reformed Church of Transcarpathia. History In the mid 198 ...

, an orphanage in Ukraine

Other uses

Inn of the Good Samaritan The Inn of the Good Samaritan is a National parks and nature reserves of Israel, national park, museum, ancient archaeological site and former caravanserai, inn administered by the Israel Nature and Parks Authority located near Ma'ale Adum ...

(''Khan al-Hatruri''), an archeological site (caravanserai) located at the road between Jerusalem and Jericho *

Good Samaritan Catholic College Good Samaritan Catholic College is a Catholic comprehensive co-educational secondary day school, located in Hinchinbrook, a South-Western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The school was founded in 1999 and named after the Bib ...