Christ told a story to the religious leaders of Israel when asked “who is my neighbor”

Luke 10:30-37

But the question that preceded “who is my neighbor” was “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” The answer to this was quoted from Deuteronomy 6:5, “To love the Lord your God with your whole mind, your whole being, and all your strength,” and Leviticus 19:18, “you must love your neighbor as yourself.”

Now an expert in Mosaic law had approached Christ with this question (our equivalent to a lawyer) and in true legal fashion he sought to limit the extent of his responsibility by asking Christ to define neighbor.