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Luke 10:32

Mercy and compassion

30 Jesus took up this question and said, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho when he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him, beat him, and went away, leaving him half dead.

31 Now by chance a priest was going down the same road, but when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.

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

33 But when a Samaritan on a journey came upon him, he looked at him and had compassion.

34 He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of 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
So too, when a Levite came to that spot and saw him, he passed by on the other side.
KJV
And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side.
WEB
In the same way a Levite also, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.
ASV
And in like manner a Levite also, when he came to the place, and saw him, passed by on the other side.
DARBY
and in like manner also a Levite, being at the spot, came and looked [at him] and passed on on the opposite side.
BLB
And likewise also a Levite, having come to the place and having seen, passed by on the opposite side.
ÅB
Likeså en levitt; han kom til stedet, gikk fram og så ham, og gikk like forbi.
OTB
På samme måte kom en levitt til stedet og så ham, men gikk forbi på den andre siden.
B1930
Likeså en levitt; han kom til stedet, gikk frem og så ham, og gikk like forbi.

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Cross references

  • Acts 18:17

    At this, the crowd seized Sosthenes the synagogue leader and beat him in front of the judgment seat. But none of this was of concern to Gallio.

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  • Proverbs 27:10

    Do not forsake your friend or your father’s friend, and do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity; better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.

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  • 2 Timothy 3:2

    For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,

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  • Psalms 109:25

    I am an object of scorn to my accusers; when they see me, they shake their heads.

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