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href="/bsb/luke/10.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/luke/10.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/luke/10.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />A Temple assistant walked over and looked at him lying there, but he also passed by on the other side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/luke/10.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/luke/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So too, when a Levite came to that spot and saw him, he passed by on the other side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/10.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And likewise also a Levite having come to the spot, and having seen <i>him</i>, passed by on the opposite side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/luke/10.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked <i>on him</i>, and passed by on the other side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/luke/10.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Likewise a Levite, when he arrived at the place, came and looked, and passed by on the other side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/luke/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Likewise a Levite also, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/luke/10.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Likewise a Levite also, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/luke/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And likewise a Levite also, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/luke/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Likewise a Levite also, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/luke/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Likewise a Levite also came down to the place and saw him, and passed by on the other side [of the road].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/luke/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />In the same way, a Levite, when he arrived at the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/luke/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />In the same way, a Levite, when he arrived at the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/luke/10.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And in like manner a Levite also, when he came to the place, and saw him, passed by on the other side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/luke/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Later a temple helper came to the same place. But when he saw the man who had been beaten up, he also went by on the other side. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/luke/10.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And in like manner a Levite also, when he came to the place, and saw him, passed by on the other side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/luke/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then a Levite came to that place. When he saw the man, he, too, went around him and continued on his way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/luke/10.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />In the same way a Levite also came there, went over and looked at the man, and then walked on by on the other side. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/luke/10.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Similarly, a descendant of Levi came to that place. When he saw the man, he also went by on the other side. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/luke/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So too, when a Levite came to that spot and saw him, he passed by on the other side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/luke/10.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So too a Levite, when he came up to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/luke/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />In the same way a Levite also, when he came to the place, and saw him, passed by on the other side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/luke/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/10.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />In like manner a Levite also came to the place, and seeing him passed by on the other side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/luke/10.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />In the same way a Levite also, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/luke/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and in like manner also, a Levite, having been around the place, having come and seen, passed over on the opposite side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/10.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And likewise also a Levite having come to the spot, and having seen <i>him</i>, passed by on the opposite side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/luke/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and in like manner also, a Levite, having been about the place, having come and seen, passed over on the opposite side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/luke/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And likewise also a Levite, having been in the place, having come and seen him, went on the opposite side.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/luke/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />In like manner also a Levite, when he was near the place and saw him, passed by. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/luke/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And similarly a Levite, when he was near the place, also saw him, and he passed by.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/luke/10.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Likewise a Levite came to the place, and when he saw him, he passed by on the opposite side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/luke/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/luke/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And likewise a Levite came and arrived at that place, and saw him and passed on.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/luke/10.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />“And so also a Levite coming arrived at that place and he saw him and he passed by.”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/luke/10.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />In like manner, also, a Levite, when he came to the place, went and looked on him, and passed by on the other side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/luke/10.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>And likewise also a Levite, being at the place, coming and seeing, passed by on the other side.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/luke/10.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />And a Levite also, in the same way, being near the place, came, and seeing him, kept the opposite side of the road.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/luke/10.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />a Levite too came to the same place, gave him a look, and pass'd on.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/10.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />In like manner a Levite also came to the place, and seeing him passed by on the other side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/luke/10.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>And, in like manner, a Levite also, coming to the place, and seeing <i>him</i>, passed by on <i>the</i> opposite side.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/luke/10.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>Likewise a Levite also, when he came to the place, went and looked <Fr><i>at him,</i><FR> and <Fr><i>then</i><FR> crossed <Fr><i>the way</i><FR> and passed by.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/luke/10-32.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3-5_0Jtd9Lc?start=4359" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/luke/10.htm">The Parable of the Good Samaritan</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">31</span>Now by chance a priest was going down the same road, but when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. <span class="reftext">32</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc."></a> <a href="/greek/3668.htm" title="3668: Homoiōs (Adv) -- In like manner, similarly, in the same way, equally. Adverb from homoios; similarly.">So too,</a> <a href="/greek/3019.htm" title="3019: Leuitēs (N-NMS) -- From Leui; a Levite, i.e. Descendant of Levi.">when a Levite</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/1096.htm" title="1096: genomenos (V-APM-NMS) -- A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude."></a> <a href="/greek/2064.htm" title="2064: elthōn (V-APA-NMS) -- To come, go. ">came</a> <a href="/greek/2596.htm" title="2596: kata (Prep) -- A primary particle; down, in varied relations (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined).">to</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">that</a> <a href="/greek/5117.htm" title="5117: topon (N-AMS) -- Apparently a primary word; a spot, i.e. Location; figuratively, condition, opportunity; specially, a scabbard.">spot</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3708.htm" title="3708: idōn (V-APA-NMS) -- Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.">saw him,</a> <a href="/greek/492.htm" title="492: antiparēlthen (V-AIA-3S) -- To pass opposite, on the opposite side of the road. From anti and parerchomai; to go along opposite.">he passed by on the other side.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">33</span>But when a Samaritan on a journey came upon him, he looked at him and had compassion.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-23.htm">Matthew 23:23</a></span><br />Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/2-14.htm">James 2:14-17</a></span><br />What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith, but has no deeds? Can such faith save him? / Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. / If one of you tells him, “Go in peace; stay warm and well fed,” but does not provide for his physical needs, what good is that? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/3-17.htm">1 John 3:17-18</a></span><br />If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him? / Little children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-7.htm">Matthew 5:7</a></span><br />Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/6-6.htm">Hosea 6:6</a></span><br />For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/6-8.htm">Micah 6:8</a></span><br />He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/58-6.htm">Isaiah 58:6-7</a></span><br />Isn’t this the fast that I have chosen: to break the chains of wickedness, to untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and tear off every yoke? / Isn’t it to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your home, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/9-13.htm">Matthew 9:13</a></span><br />But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/25-41.htm">Matthew 25:41-45</a></span><br />Then He will say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. / For I was hungry and you gave Me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me nothing to drink, / I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, I was naked and you did not clothe Me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after Me.’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/15-22.htm">1 Samuel 15:22</a></span><br />But Samuel declared: “Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obedience to His voice? Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice, and attentiveness is better than the fat of rams.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/21-3.htm">Proverbs 21:3</a></span><br />To do righteousness and justice is more desirable to the LORD than sacrifice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/7-9.htm">Zechariah 7:9-10</a></span><br />“This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Administer true justice. Show loving devotion and compassion to one another. / Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. And do not plot evil in your hearts against one another.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/12-7.htm">Matthew 12:7</a></span><br />If only you had known the meaning of ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the innocent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/13-8.htm">Romans 13:8-10</a></span><br />Be indebted to no one, except to one another in love. For he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law. / The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” / Love does no wrong to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/5-14.htm">Galatians 5:14</a></span><br />The entire law is fulfilled in a single decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/109-25.htm">Psalm 109:25</a></b></br> I became also a reproach unto them: <i>when</i> they looked upon me they shaked their heads.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/27-10.htm">Proverbs 27:10</a></b></br> Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: <i>for</i> better <i>is</i> a neighbour <i>that is</i> near than a brother far off.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/18-17.htm">Acts 18:17</a></b></br> Then all the Greeks took Sosthenes, the chief ruler of the synagogue, and beat <i>him</i> before the judgment seat. And Gallio cared for none of those things.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezra/10-15.htm">Levite</a> <a href="/luke/9-55.htm">Manner</a> <a href="/luke/10-31.htm">Opposite</a> <a href="/luke/10-31.htm">Passed</a> <a href="/luke/10-31.htm">Side</a> <a href="/mark/14-32.htm">Spot</a> <a href="/luke/10-31.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/4-36.htm">Levite</a> <a href="/luke/10-37.htm">Manner</a> <a href="/luke/12-52.htm">Opposite</a> <a href="/luke/17-11.htm">Passed</a> <a href="/luke/16-22.htm">Side</a> <a href="/acts/7-33.htm">Spot</a> <a href="/luke/10-33.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Luke 10</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/10-1.htm">Jesus sends out at once seventy disciples to work miracles, and to preach;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/10-13.htm">pronounces a woe against certain cities.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/10-17.htm">The seventy return with joy; </a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/10-18.htm">he shows them wherein to rejoice, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/10-21.htm">and thanks his Father for his grace;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/10-23.htm">magnifies the happy estate of his church;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/10-25.htm">teaches the lawyer how to attain eternal life, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">30. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/10-30.htm">and tells the parable of the good Samaritan;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">38. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/10-38.htm">reprimands Martha, and commends Mary her sister.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/10.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/luke/10.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>So too, when a Levite came to that spot</b><br>The Levites were members of the tribe of Levi, set apart for religious duties in Israel. They assisted the priests in the temple and were responsible for maintaining the sanctuary and teaching the law. This context highlights the expectation of religious leaders to act with compassion and mercy. The Levite's presence in the parable emphasizes the religious and social hierarchy of the time, where Levites were respected for their roles in worship and service. The phrase "came to that spot" suggests a deliberate approach, indicating that the Levite had the opportunity to assess the situation closely.<p><b>and saw him</b><br>The Levite's act of seeing the injured man is significant. In biblical terms, seeing often implies understanding and acknowledgment. This mirrors the call in Scripture to be aware of the needs around us, as seen in passages like <a href="/james/2-15.htm">James 2:15-16</a>, which speaks against ignoring a brother or sister in need. The Levite's awareness of the man's condition contrasts with his subsequent actions, highlighting a disconnect between knowledge and compassion.<p><b>he passed by on the other side</b><br>This action of passing by on the other side indicates a deliberate avoidance. In the cultural context, touching a potentially dead body would render a Levite ceremonially unclean, which might explain his reluctance. However, the moral of the parable challenges such legalistic concerns, emphasizing mercy over ritual purity. This behavior is contrasted with the actions of the Good Samaritan later in the parable, who exemplifies true neighborly love. The Levite's choice reflects a broader theme in Scripture where religious duty is often critiqued when it lacks compassion, as seen in <a href="/hosea/6-6.htm">Hosea 6:6</a>, where God desires mercy, not sacrifice.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/l/levite.htm">Levite</a></b><br>A member of the tribe of Levi, traditionally responsible for religious duties and temple service in Israel. Levites were expected to uphold the law and serve as examples of holiness and compassion.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_road.htm">The Road</a></b><br>The setting is the road from Jerusalem to Jericho, known for its danger and frequent robberies. This road symbolizes the journey of life, filled with unexpected challenges and opportunities for moral decision-making.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_injured_man.htm">The Injured Man</a></b><br>Although not directly mentioned in this verse, the injured man is central to the parable. He represents those in need of help and compassion, regardless of their social or ethnic background.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_priest.htm">The Priest</a></b><br>Mentioned in the preceding verse, the priest also passed by the injured man, highlighting a failure of religious leaders to act with compassion.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_samaritan.htm">The Samaritan</a></b><br>Although not mentioned in this specific verse, the Samaritan is the one who ultimately helps the injured man, contrasting with the actions of the Levite and the priest.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_compassion.htm">The Call to Compassion</a></b><br>As followers of Christ, we are called to act with compassion, not just in words but in deeds. The Levite's failure serves as a warning against indifference.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/religious_duty_vs._true_righteousness.htm">Religious Duty vs. True Righteousness</a></b><br>True righteousness is not about religious status or duties but about living out God's love and mercy in practical ways.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/overcoming_prejudices.htm">Overcoming Prejudices</a></b><br>The parable challenges us to overcome social and ethnic prejudices, as demonstrated by the Samaritan's actions, and to see every person as our neighbor.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_indifference.htm">The Danger of Indifference</a></b><br>Indifference to the suffering of others is a serious spiritual failing. We must be vigilant in recognizing and responding to the needs around us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_out_the_greatest_commandment.htm">Living Out the Greatest Commandment</a></b><br>This account exemplifies the command to love God and love our neighbor, urging us to integrate these principles into our daily lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_luke_10.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Luke 10</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_is_a_true_neighbor_to_the_needy.htm">Who truly acts as a neighbor to those in need?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_allow_covid-19.htm">What is Perea's biblical significance?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_genesis_49_5-7_vs._levites'_role_contradictory.htm">Why does Genesis 49:5-7 curse Simeon and Levi, yet the Levites later assume priestly duties--does this indicate an internal contradiction?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_luke_10_25-37_view_samaritans.htm">Luke 10:25-37 - How does the sympathetic portrayal of the Samaritan compare with other biblical passages that cast Samaritans negatively?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/luke/10.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(32) <span class= "bld">Likewise a Levite.</span>--The passage is memorable as the only mention of Levites in the Gospels. He is represented as at once better and worse than the priest--better in that he does not altogether turn aside, but "comes" and looks; worse in that his second thoughts are at variance with his first, and prevail against them. If he has more light, he also sins more against it. He, too, may have been coming, like the priest, from his week of service in the Temple.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/luke/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 32.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side</span>. They both, priest and Levite, shrank from the trouble and expense of meddling with the poor victim of the robbers; perhaps a cowardly fear of being identified with the robbers was mixed with these feelings. The whole of their conduct was inhuman, but not unnatural; alas! how faithfully is it copied by multitudes of men and women professing Christianity now! The Levite's conduct was better and worse than his official superior's - better, in that he did feel a little pity, and stopped to look, no doubt compassionately, on the sufferer; and worse, because he selfishly strangled the noble impulse in its birth, and passed on to his own place without so much as throwing a cloth over the poor maimed body to shelter it from the scorching sun, or the cold night dew. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/luke/10-32.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">So too,</span><br /><span class="grk">Ὁμοίως</span> <span class="translit">(Homoiōs)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3668.htm">Strong's 3668: </a> </span><span class="str2">In like manner, similarly, in the same way, equally. Adverb from homoios; similarly.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[when] a Levite</span><br /><span class="grk">Λευίτης</span> <span class="translit">(Leuitēs)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3019.htm">Strong's 3019: </a> </span><span class="str2">From Leui; a Levite, i.e. Descendant of Levi.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">came</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐλθὼν</span> <span class="translit">(elthōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2064.htm">Strong's 2064: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come, go. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="grk">κατὰ</span> <span class="translit">(kata)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2596.htm">Strong's 2596: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary particle; down, in varied relations (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined).</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="grk">τὸν</span> <span class="translit">(ton)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">spot</span><br /><span class="grk">τόπον</span> <span class="translit">(topon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5117.htm">Strong's 5117: </a> </span><span class="str2">Apparently a primary word; a spot, i.e. Location; figuratively, condition, opportunity; specially, a scabbard.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">saw [him],</span><br /><span class="grk">ἰδὼν</span> <span class="translit">(idōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3708.htm">Strong's 3708: </a> </span><span class="str2">Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he passed by on the other side.</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀντιπαρῆλθεν</span> <span class="translit">(antiparēlthen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_492.htm">Strong's 492: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pass opposite, on the opposite side of the road. From anti and parerchomai; to go along opposite.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/luke/10-32.htm">Luke 10:32 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/luke/10-32.htm">Luke 10:32 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/luke/10-32.htm">Luke 10:32 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/luke/10-32.htm">Luke 10:32 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/luke/10-32.htm">Luke 10:32 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/luke/10-32.htm">Luke 10:32 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/luke/10-32.htm">Luke 10:32 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/luke/10-32.htm">Luke 10:32 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/luke/10-32.htm">Luke 10:32 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/luke/10-32.htm">Luke 10:32 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/luke/10-32.htm">NT Gospels: Luke 10:32 In the same way a Levite also (Luke Lu Lk) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/luke/10-31.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Luke 10:31"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Luke 10:31" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/luke/10-33.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Luke 10:33"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Luke 10:33" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>