Luke 10:32

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

BSB

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KJV

And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and 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.

YLT

and in like manner also, a Levite, having been about the place, having come and seen, passed over on the opposite side.

DBT

and in like manner also a Levite, being at the spot, came and looked [at him] and passed on on the opposite side.

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The person moreover passing by with hardness was legal justice, which bestowed neither mercy nor medicine. This was well signified in Exodus 17, where it is said that "the hands of Moses were heavy"; whence in the Gloss of Bede: "The priest announces the law …

Bonaventure· Commentary on Luke, Chapter 10, 1257patristic

Related commentary

And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place,....

John Gill· Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)reformed

A Levite - The Levites, as well as the priests, were of the tribe of Levi, and were set apart to the duties of religion. The special duty of the priest was to offer sacrifice at the temple; to present incense; to conduct the morning and evening services of the temple, etc. The office or duty of the Levites was to render assistance to the priests in their services. In the journey of the Israelites through the wilderness, it was their duty to transport the various parts of the tabernacle and the sacred utensils.

Albert Barnes· Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)evangelical

Christ's entertainment at Martha's house, the reproof he gave to her for her care about the world, and his commendation of Mary for her care about her soul,

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

It is sad when those who should be examples of charity are prodigies of cruelty, and when those who should by displaying the mercies of God, open the bowels of compassion in others, shut up their own. [3.] How he was succoured and relieved by a stranger, a certain Samaritan, of that nation which of all others the Jews most despised and detested and would have no dealings with.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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How the Hebraic tradition has read this verse — and Marcus Brown’s own reading of it.

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6 linked verses

The verses this one reaches6

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.
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.
Luke 17:16
He fell facedown at Jesus’ feet in thanksgiving to Him—and he was a Samaritan.
Psalms 109:25
I am an object of scorn to my accusers; when they see me, they shake their heads.
2 Timothy 3:2
For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,
Acts 16:28
But Paul called out in a loud voice, “Do not harm yourself! We are all here!”

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first — the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
2 Timothy 3:2
For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,
leads to
- Romans 1:29–31
  They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips,
- Philippians 2:21
  For all the others look after their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ.
- Jude 1:16
  These men are discontented grumblers, following after their own lusts; their mouths spew arrogance; they flatter others for their own advantage.
- Psalms 10:3
  For the wicked man boasts in the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.
- 2 Timothy 3:4
  traitorous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,
Through
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.
leads to
- Proverbs 18:24
  A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother.
- Proverbs 17:17
  A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
Through
Psalms 109:25
I am an object of scorn to my accusers; when they see me, they shake their heads.
leads to
- Psalms 22:6–7
  But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by the people.

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