Luke 10:31
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Luke 10:31 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Luke 10:31 is a verse from the book of Luke in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Luke 10:31 — KJV
“And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.”
— Luke 10:31 (KJV)
Luke 10:31 in Context — About the Book of Luke
Luke, the physician-historian, writes the most carefully researched Gospel — and the most tender. Outsiders take center stage: shepherds, women, Samaritans, tax collectors, the prodigal son. More than any Gospel, Luke shows Jesus praying at every turning point of His life.
Cross-References for Luke 10:31
“And the daughter of Pharaoh came down to wash herself at the river; and her maidens walked along by the river's side; and when she saw the ark among the flags, she sent her maid to fetch it.”
Shares key themes with Luke 10:31: came, down, saw
“Are they not on the other side Jordan, by the way where the sun goeth down, in the land of the Canaanites, which dwell in the champaign over against Gilgal, beside the plains of Moreh?”
Shares key themes with Luke 10:31: down, way, other
“That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, failed, and were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho.”
Shares key themes with Luke 10:31: came, down, passed
“And it came to pass, when the judge was dead, that they returned, and corrupted themselves more than their fathers, in following other gods to serve them, and to bow down unto them; they ceased not from their own doings, nor from their stubborn way. corrupted...: or, were corrupt ceased...: Heb. let nothing fall of their”
Shares key themes with Luke 10:31: came, down, way
“Then they went along through the wilderness, and compassed the land of Edom, and the land of Moab, and came by the east side of the land of Moab, and pitched on the other side of Arnon, but came not within the border of Moab: for Arnon was the border of Moab.”
Shares key themes with Luke 10:31: came, passed, other
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