Luke 10:31
“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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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place,.... Where the poor man lay in this deplorable condition:
came and…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
By chance - Accidentally, or as it happened. It means that he did not do it with a “design” to aid the man that was…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
And by chance - Κατα συγκυριαν properly means the coincidence of time and circumstance. At the time in which the poor…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Luke 10:25-37
We have here Christ's discourse with a lawyer about some points of conscience, which we are all concerned to be rightly…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
by chance Rather, by coincidence, i.e. at the same time. The word -chance" (τύχη) does not occur in Scripture. The…
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