31And by chance a certain priest was going down that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.


In Context

28 And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live.

29 But he, desiring to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbor?

30 Jesus made answer and said, A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho; and he fell among robbers, who both stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead.

31 And by chance a certain priest was going down that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.

32 And in like manner a Levite also, when he came to the place, and saw him, passed by on the other side.

33 But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he was moved with compassion,

Luke 10:31 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:31And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

10:31A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

10:31And it chanced, that a certain priest went down the same way: and seeing him, passed by.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:31And a certain priest happened to go down that way, and seeing him, passed on on the opposite side;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

10:31And by chance a certain priest was going down that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:31And by chance there came down a certain priest that way; and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:31By chance a certain priest was going down that way. When he saw him, he passed by on the other side.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

10:31'And by a coincidence a certain priest was going down in that way, and having seen him, he passed over on the opposite side;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:31And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.