Luke 10:31

And a certain priest happened to go down that way, and seeing him, passed on on the opposite side;

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.

In Context

30And Jesus replying said, A certain man descended from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell into [the hands of] robbers, who also, having stripped him and inflicted wounds, went away leaving him in a half-dead state.

32and in like manner also a Levite, being at the spot, came and looked [at him] and passed on on the opposite side.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 1:6And the young man that told him said, I happened by chance to be upon mount Gilboa, and behold, Saul leaned on his spear; and behold, the chariots and horsemen followed hard after him.

Psalms 38:10My heart throbbeth, my strength hath left me; and the light of mine eyes, it also is no more with me.

Psalms 142:4Look on the right hand and see; there is no man that knoweth me: refuge hath failed me; no man careth for my soul.

Proverbs 24:11Deliver them that are taken forth unto death, and withdraw not from them that stagger to slaughter.

Jeremiah 5:31the prophets prophesy falsehood, and the priests rule by their means; and my people love [to have it] so. But what will ye do in the end thereof?

Hosea 6:9And as troops of robbers lie in wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way of Shechem; yea, they commit lewdness.

Matthew Henry on Luke 10:26-38

Who Is Our Neighbour. 25 And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? 26 He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou? 27 And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself. 28 And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live. 29 But he, willing to justify himself, said unto… Read the whole commentary →

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