Luke 10:31 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) And it just happened that a certain priest was traveling down that [same] road, and when he saw the [injured] man, he went around him on the opposite side of the road. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Now by coincidence a certain priest was going down along that road, and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. American Standard Version (1901) And by chance a certain priest was going down that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. Common English Bible Now it just so happened that a priest was also going down the same road. When he saw the injured man, he crossed over to the other side of the road and went on his way. Catholic Public Domain Version And it happened that a certain priest was descending along the same way. And seeing him, he passed by. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And it chanced, that a certain priest went down the same way: and seeing him, passed by. |
Jesus answered him, “A certain man was traveling down from Jerusalem to Jericho [Note: This was a town about eighteen miles northeast of Jerusalem], when he was attacked by robbers, who stripped him [of his clothing and belongings] and beat him up, then went away leaving him half dead.
In the same way, a Levite [Note: Levites were assistants to the priests], when coming to that place and seeing the [injured] man, also went around him on the opposite side [of the road].