New Testament · SCRIPTURE
Luke 10:31
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Now by chance a priest was going down the same road, but when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
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And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
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By chance a certain priest was going down that way. When he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
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And by chance a certain priest was going down that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
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Now by chance a certain priest was going down on that road, and having seen him, he passed by on the opposite side.
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Luke 10
29 But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
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.
32 So too, when a Levite came to that spot and saw him, he passed by on the other side.
33 But a Samaritan on a journey came upon him, and when he saw him, he had compassion.
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