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George Lamsa Translation
Luke 10:31
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A priest happened to be going down that road. When he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
And by chaunce there came downe a certaine Priest that way, and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
Now by chance a priest was going down that road, and when he saw him he passed by on the other side.
"And by coincidence a priest was going down on that road, and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
It happened that a priest was going down that road. When he saw the man, he walked by on the other side.
"Now by coincidence a priest was going down that road, and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
"And by chance a priest was going down on that road, and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
And a priest happened to be going down on that road, and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
Now by chance a priest was going down the same road, but when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
A priest happened to be going down the same road. But when he saw the man, he walked by on the other side.
By coincidence, a cohen was going down on that road; but when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
And a certain priest happened to go down that way, and seeing him, passed on on the opposite side;
"It happened that a Jewish priest was going down that road. When he saw the man, he did not stop to help him. He walked away.
Nowe so it fell out, that there came downe a certaine Priest that same way, and when he sawe him, he passed by on the other side.
It so happened that a priest was going down that road; but when he saw the man, he walked on by on the other side.
Now by coincidence a certain priest was going down on that road, and when he saw him, he passed by on the opposite side.
But by a coincidence, a certain priest was going on that road; and seeing him, he passed on the opposite side .
And by chance a certain priest was going down that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
And by chance a certain priest was going down that way: and when he saw him, he went by on the other side.
By chance a certain Kohen was going down that way. When he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
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And a certain priest happened to go down by that way, and he saw him and passed over.
And a certain priest went down by that way; and he saw him, and passed on.
And it befell, that there came downe a certayne priest that same way, and whe he sawe hym, he passed by on the other syde.
And by chance a certain priest was going down that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
By chance a certain priest was going down that way. When he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
And it came to pass that a certain priest came down that way, and seeing him, passed by on the other side.
Now a priest happened to be going down that way, and on seeing him passed by on the other side.
And it bifel, that a prest cam doun the same weie, and passide forth, whanne he hadde seyn hym.
And by chance a certain priest was going down that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
And by chance there came down a certain priest that way; and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
Now by chance a priest was going down that road, but when he saw the injured man he passed by on the other side.
Now by chance a certain priest came down that road. And when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
"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 religious leader was walking down that road and saw the man. But he went by on the other side.
Now by chance a priest was going down that road; and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
And, by chance, a certain priest, was coming down by that road, and, seeing him, passed by, on the opposite side.
And it chanced, that a certain priest went down the same way: and seeing him, passed by.
Now by chance a priest was going down that road; and when he saw him he passed by on the other side.
And by chaunce ther came a certayne preste that same waye and when he sawe him he passed by.
`And by a coincidence a certain priest was going down in that way, and having seen him, he passed over on the opposite side;
And by chauce there came downe a prest the same waye: and whan he sawe him, he passed by.
a certain priest happen'd to be travelling that way, who look'd upon him, and then pass'd on.
"Then a Jewish preacher rode by and saw the plight of the man and instead of helping him, he just side passed his pony to the other side of the trail and rode on.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
by: Ruth 2:3, *marg. 2 Samuel 1:6, Ecclesiastes 9:11
priest: Jeremiah 5:31, Hosea 5:1, Hosea 6:9, Malachi 1:10
he passed: Job 6:14-21, Psalms 38:10, Psalms 38:11, Psalms 69:20, Psalms 142:4, Proverbs 21:13, Proverbs 24:11, Proverbs 24:12, James 2:13-16, 1 John 3:16-18
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 22:1 - hide thyself 1 Samuel 6:9 - a chance Mark 11:13 - haply
Cross-References
It was from these that the people were divided into the Islands of the Gentiles and their main lands; every one after his language, after their families, in their nations.
These are the sons of Ham, after their families and their languages, in their lands and in their nations.
And he has made of one blood all nations of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and he has appointed seasons by his command, and has set limits to the age of men;
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And by chance there came down a certain priest that way,.... Who had been at Jerusalem, to take his turn in the courses, and was now returning to Jericho, where the stationary men were, to which he belonged: for it is said t, that
"the former prophets appointed twenty and four courses; and for every course there was a station at Jerusalem, of priests, and of Levites, and of Israelites; and when the time of the course came to go up, the priests and Levites went up to Jerusalem. The Rabbins teach, that there were twenty four courses in the land of Israel, and there were twelve at Jericho.''
And which is elsewhere u related thus;
"the former prophets appointed four and twenty courses, and for every course there was a station at Jerusalem, of priests, of Levites, and of Israelites; the tradition is, that four and twenty thousand were the station from Jerusalem, and half a station from Jericho; though Jericho was able to furnish out a perfect station itself; but for the sake of dividing the glory to Jerusalem, it produced but half a station.''
So that it is no wonder to hear of priests and Levites passing to and fro in this road. Nor was this a chance matter with respect to God, by whose providence all things are ordered, directed, and governed; nor any wonderful thing with respect to men, which fell out in an uncommon way, beyond expectation; the phrase only signifies, that so it came to pass:
and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side: when he saw him naked, and in such a bloody condition, he might take him for one really dead, and therefore crossed the way on purpose, lest he should any ways touch him, and be defiled by him, and so break the law, and incur the penalty of it, mentioned in Numbers 19:16 or to shun so horrible a sight; or rather, through hardness of heart, and want of compassion.
t T. Bab. Taanith, fol. 27. 1. u T. Hieros. Pesachim, fol. 30. 3. & Taanith, fol. 67. 4.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
By chance - Accidentally, or as it happened. It means that he did not do it with a “design” to aid the man that was wounded.
A certain priest - It is said that not less than 12,000 priests and Levites dwelt at Jericho; and as their business was at Jerusalem, of course there would be many of them constantly traveling on that road.
When he saw him - He saw him lie, but came not near him.
Passed by on the other side - On the farther side of the way. Did not turn out of his course even to come and see him.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Luke 10:31. And by chance — κατα συγκυριαν properly means the coincidence of time and circumstance. At the time in which the poor Jew was half dead, through the wounds which he had received, a priest came where he was. So the priest's coming while the man was in that state is the coincidence marked out by the original words.
Verses Luke 10:31-32. Priest and Levite are mentioned here, partly because they were the most frequent travellers on this road, and partly to show that these were the persons who, from the nature of their office, were most obliged to perform works of mercy; and from whom a person in distress had a right to expect immediate succour and comfort; and their inhuman conduct here was a flat breach of the law, Deuteronomy 22:1-4.
