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Luke 10:31

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10:31Now by chance102 a priest was going down that road, but103 when he saw the injured man104 he passed by105 on the other side.106

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Footnotes

  1. 102 The phrase by chance adds an initial note of hope and fortune to the expectation in the story.
  2. 103 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context between the priest’s expected action (helping the victim) and what he really did.
  3. 104 Grk “him”; the referent (the injured man) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  4. 105 It is not said why the priest passed by and refused to help. It is not relevant to the point of the parable that no help was given in the emergency situation.
  5. 106 The text suggests that the priest went out of his way (on the other side) not to get too close to the scene.

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.

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.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

A priest happened to be going down that road. When he saw him, he 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.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Now by coincidence a certain priest was going down on that road, and when he saw him, he passed by on the opposite 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.