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Luke 10:31

It so happened that a priest was going the same way. He saw the man, but he passed by on the other side of the road.

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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

30Jesus replied, saying, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho. He was attacked by robbers who stripped him and beat him, and left him for dead.

32Then a Levite came along. But when he got to the place and saw the man, he also passed by on the other side.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 1:6“I just happened to be there on Mount Gilboa,” he replied. “I saw Saul, leaning on his spear, with the enemy chariots and the charioteers advancing on him.

Psalms 38:10My heart is racing, leaving me with no strength; my eyesight is failing.

Psalms 142:4I look to my right for someone to support me—but no one pays me any attention. There's no safe place for me—no one cares about me at all.

Proverbs 24:11Rescue those who are being led away to be executed; save those who are stumbling on their way to be slaughtered.

Jeremiah 5:31The prophets give false prophecies; the priests rule as they please. My people love it like this, but what will you do when it all falls apart?

Hosea 6:9Priests are like a gang of bandits, lying in wait to ambush travelers on the road. They commit murder in Shechem, carrying out wicked crimes.

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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