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Luke 10:31–32

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31Now by coincidence a certain priest was going down on that road, and when he* saw him, he passed by on the opposite side. 32And in the same way also a Levite, when he* came down to the placei and saw him,* passed by on the opposite side.

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  1. *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal
  2. *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“came”) which is understood as temporal
  3. iSome manuscripts have “who happened by the place, when he came up to him”
  4. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Now by chance a priest was going down that road, and when he saw him he passed by on the other side. So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

A priest happened to be going down that road. When he saw him, he passed by on the other side. In the same way, a Levite, when he arrived at the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.

NLTNew Living Translation

“By chance a priest came along. But when he saw the man lying there, he crossed to the other side of the road and passed him by. A Temple assistant walked over and looked at him lying there, but he also passed by on the other side.

KJV 1900King 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. And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side.