Luke 10:31

And it so fell out, that a certain priest went down that way, and seeing him, he kept the opposite side of the road.

Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament

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

30Then Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among robbers, who, when they had both stripped him, and covered him with wounds, got off, leaving him half dead.

32And a Levite also, in the same way, being near the place, came, and seeing him, kept the opposite side of the road.

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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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