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

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Ruth 2:3 She went, therefore, and gleaned the ears of corn after the reapers. And it happened that the owner of that field was Booz, who was of the kindred of Elimelech.

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2 Samuel 1:6 And the young man that told him, said: I came by chance upon mount Gelboe, and Saul leaned upon his spear: and the chariots and horsemen drew nigh unto him,

Ecclesiastes 9:11 I turned me to another thing, and I saw that under the sun, the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to the learned, nor favour to the skilful: but time and chance in all.

priest.

Jeremiah 5:31 The prophets prophesied falsehood, and the priests clapped their hands: and my people loved such things: what then shall be done in the end thereof?

Hosea 5:1 Hear ye this, O priests, and hearken, O ye house of Israel, and give ear, O house of the king: for there is a judgment against you, because you have been a snare to them whom you should have watched over and a net spread upon Thabor.

Hosea 6:9 And like the jaws of highway robbers, they conspire with the priests who murder in the way those that pass out of Sichem: for they have wrought wickedness.

Malachi 1:10 Who is there among you, that will shut the doors, and will kindle the fire on my altar gratis? I have no pleasure in you, saith the Lord of hosts: and I will not receive a gift of your hand.

he passed.

Job 6:14-21 He that taketh away mercy from his friend, forsaketh the fear of the Lord. . . .

Psalm 38:10,11 My heart is troubled, my strength hath left me, and the light of my eyes itself is not with me. . . .

Psalm 69:20 In thy sight are all they that afflict me; my heart hath expected reproach and misery. And I looked for one that would grieve together with me, but there was none: and for one that would comfort me, and I found none.

Psalm 142:4 I looked on my right hand, and beheld, and there was no one that would know me. Flight hath failed me: and there is no one that hath regard to my soul.

Proverbs 21:13 He that stoppeth his ear against the cry of the poor, shall also cry himself, and shall not be heard.

Proverbs 24:11,12 Deliver them that are led to death: and those that are drawn to death, forbear not to deliver. . . .

James 2:13-16 For judgment without mercy to him that hath not done mercy. And mercy exalteth itself above judgment. . . .

1 John 3:16-18 In this we have known the charity of God, because he hath laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. . . .

Context
The Parable of the Good Samaritan
30And Jesus answering, said: A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell among robbers, who also stripped him and having wounded him went away, leaving him half dead. 31And it chanced, that a certain priest went down the same way: and seeing him, passed by. 32In like manner also a Levite, when he was near the place and saw him, passed by.…
Cross References
Isaiah 58:7
Deal thy bread to the hungry, and bring the needy and the harbourless into thy house: when thou shalt see one naked, cover him, and despise not thy own flesh.

Luke 10:30
And Jesus answering, said: A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell among robbers, who also stripped him and having wounded him went away, leaving him half dead.

Luke 10:32
In like manner also a Levite, when he was near the place and saw him, passed by.

Lexicon
Now
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

by
Κατὰ (Kata)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 2596: A primary particle; down, in varied relations (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined).

chance
συγκυρίαν (synkyrian)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 4795: A coincidence, accident, chance. From a comparative of sun and kureo; concurrence, i.e. Accident.

a
τις (tis)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 5100: Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.

priest
ἱερεύς (hiereus)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2409: A priest, one who offers sacrifice to a god (in Jewish and pagan religions; of Christians only met.). From hieros; a priest.

was going down
κατέβαινεν (katebainen)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2597: To go down, come down, either from the sky or from higher land, descend. From kata and the base of basis; to descend.

the same
ἐκείνῃ (ekeinē)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 1565: That, that one there, yonder. From ekei; that one (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed.

road,
ὁδῷ (hodō)
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3598: A way, road, journey, path. Apparently a primary word; a road; by implication, a progress; figuratively, a mode or means.

but
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

when he saw
ἰδὼν (idōn)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3708: Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.

him,
αὐτὸν (auton)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

he passed by on the other side.
ἀντιπαρῆλθεν (antiparēlthen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 492: To pass opposite, on the opposite side of the road. From anti and parerchomai; to go along opposite.


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

Now by chance a certain priest was going down on that road, and having seen him, he passed by on the opposite side.

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

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

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

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

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

Now a priest happened to be going down that way, and on seeing him passed by on the other side.

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

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