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


In Context

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

29 But he, desirous of justifying himself, said to Jesus, And who is my neighbour?

30 And Jesus replying said, A certain man descended from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell into the hands of robbers, who also, having stripped him and inflicted wounds, went away leaving him in a half-dead state.

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

32 and in like manner also a Levite, being at the spot, came and looked at him and passed on on the opposite side.

33 But a certain Samaritan journeying came to him, and seeing him, 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 American Standard 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 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.