Luke 10:31

Luke 10:31 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
• New International Version (NIV)A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now by chance a priest was going down that road, and when he saw him he passed by on the other side.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now by chance a certain priest came down that road. And when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.

Context of Luke 10:31

29But the man wanted to justify his question. So he asked Jesus, “Who is my neighbor?” 30Jesus replied, “A man went from Jerusalem to Jericho. On the way robbers stripped him, beat him, and left him for dead. “By chance, a priest was traveling along that road. When he saw the man, he went around him and continued on his way. 32Then a Levite came to that place. When he saw the man, he, too, went around him and continued on his way. 33“But a Samaritan, as he was traveling along, came across the man. When the Samaritan saw him, he felt sorry for the man,

Luke 10:31 word by word

κατὰ συγκυρίαν δὲ ἱερεύς τις κατέβαινεν ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ ἐκείνῃ, καὶ ἰδὼν αὐτὸν ἀντιπαρῆλθεν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• byκατάkata · according toG2596
• chanceσυγκυρίαsugkuria · coincidenceG4795
• there came downκαταβαίνωkatabainō · to come/go downG2597
• a certainτιςtis · oneG5100
• priestἱερεύςhiereus · priestG2409
• ·ἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• thatἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565
• wayὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• wayὁδόςhodos · roadG3598
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• when he sawὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• he passed by on the other sideἀντιπαρέρχομαιantiparerchomai · to passG492

Cross-references for Luke 10:31

• Ruth 2:3So Ruth went. She entered a field and gathered the grain left behind by the reapers. Now it happened that she ended up in the part of the field that belonged to Boaz, who was from Elimelech’s family.
• 2 Samuel 1:6The young man answered, “I happened to be on Mount Gilboa. Saul was there leaning on his spear, and the chariots and horsemen were catching up with him.
• Ecclesiastes 9:11I saw something else under the sun. The race isn’t ⌞won⌟ by fast runners, or the battle by heroes. Wise people don’t necessarily have food. Intelligent people don’t necessarily have riches, and skilled people don’t necessarily receive special treatment. But time and unpredictable events overtake all of them.
• Jeremiah 5:31Prophets prophesy lies. Priests rule under the prophets’ directions, and my people love this. But what will you do in the end?”
• Hosea 5:1“Listen to this, you priests! Pay attention, nation of Israel! Open your ears, royal family! This is my decision about you. You set traps at Mizpah and spread out nets on Mount Tabor.
• Hosea 6:9The priests are like gangs of robbers who lie in ambush for a person. They murder on the road to Shechem. Certainly, they have committed a crime.
• Malachi 1:10“I wish one of you would shut the doors ⌞to my house⌟ so that you could not light fires on my altar for no reason. I’m not pleased with you,” says the Lord of Armies, “and I won’t accept your offerings.
• Job 6:14“A friend should treat a troubled person kindly, even if he abandons the fear of the Almighty.
• Psalms 38:10My heart is pounding. I have lost my strength. Even the light of my eyes has left me.
• Psalms 69:20Insults have broken my heart, and I am sick. I looked for sympathy, but there was none. I looked for people to comfort me, but I found no one.
• Psalms 142:4Look to my right and see that no one notices me. Escape is impossible for me. No one cares about me.
• Proverbs 21:13Whoever shuts his ear to the cry of the poor will call and not be answered.
• Proverbs 24:11Rescue captives condemned to death, and spare those staggering toward their slaughter.
• James 2:13No mercy will be shown to those who show no mercy to others. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
• 1 John 3:16We understand what love is when we realize that Christ gave his life for us. That means we must give our lives for other believers.

Commentaries on Luke 10:31

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 31And by chance - 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.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 31By 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…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 25-37Verses 25-37 If we speak of eternal life, and the way to it, in a careless manner, we take the name of God in vain. No one will ever love God and his neighbour with any measure of pure, spiritual love, who is not made a partaker of converting grace. But the proud heart of man strives hard against these convictions. Christ gave an instance of a poor Jew in distress, relieved by a good Samaritan. This poor man fell among thieves, who left him about to die…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 31a priest: Priests were descendants of Aaron from the tribe of Levi (Exodus 28:1–3). They served in the temple and offered sacrifices to God. passed by: If Aa priest or a Levite touched a dead body, they would become ceremonially unclean and could not serve in the temple. This priest was unwilling to risk ritual impurity by helping a person in serious trouble.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 31-3231-32. came down a ... priest ... and a Levite--Jericho, the second city of Judea, was a city of the priests and Levites, and thousands of them lived there. The two here mentioned are supposed, apparently, to be returning from temple duties, but they had not learnt what that meaneth, 'I will have mercy and not sacrifice' [Trench]. saw him--It was not inadvertently that he acted. came and looked--a further aggravation. passed by--although the law expressly…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Luke 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings