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Berean Standard Bible

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

Luke 10:31

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A lawyer has asked Jesus who his neighbor is, and Jesus answers with the parable of the good Samaritan. The story begins with a man traveling from Jerusalem to Jericho who is robbed and left half dead.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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

World English Bible (WEB)

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

King James Version (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y aconteció, que descendió un sacerdote por aquel camino, y viéndole, se pasó de un lado.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Entonces pasó por el mismo camino un sacerdote que, al verlo, se hizo a un lado y siguió de largo.

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