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Luke 10:31

Mercy and compassion

29 But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?

30 And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.

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

32 And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side.

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

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Now by chance a priest was going down the same road, but when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
KJV
And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
WEB
By chance a certain priest was going down that way. When he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
ASV
And by chance a certain priest was going down that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
DARBY
And a certain priest happened to go down that way, and seeing him, passed on on the opposite side;
BLB
Now by chance a certain priest was going down on that road, and having seen him, he passed by on the opposite side.
ÅB
Men det traff seg så at en prest dro samme vei ned, og han så ham, og gikk like forbi.
OTB
Tilfeldigvis kom en prest ned den veien, og da han så mannen, gikk han forbi på den andre siden.
B1930
Men det traff sig så at en prest drog samme vei ned, og han så ham, og gikk like forbi.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • 1 John 3:16–18

    Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

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  • Psalms 69:20

    Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness: and I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none.

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  • Proverbs 21:13

    Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.

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  • Jeremiah 5:31

    The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?

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  • Hosea 6:9

    And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness.

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  • Ruth 2:3

    And she went, and came, and gleaned in the field after the reapers: and her hap was to light on a part of the field belonging unto Boaz, who was of the kindred of Elimelech.

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  • Hosea 5:1

    Hear ye this, O priests; and hearken, ye house of Israel; and give ye ear, O house of the king; for judgment is toward you, because ye have been a snare on Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor.

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  • Psalms 142:4

    I looked on my right hand, and beheld, but there was no man that would know me: refuge failed me; no man cared for my soul.

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