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


In Context

28 "You have answered correctly," Jesus replied. "Do this and you will live."

29 But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?"

30 In reply Jesus said: "A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead.

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

32 So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.

33 But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him.

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 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 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.