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Source language
Original Greek   
κατὰ συγκυρίαν δὲ ἱερεύς τις κατέβαινεν ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ ἐκείνῃ, καὶ ἰδὼν αὐτὸν ἀντιπαρῆλθεν·
Greek - Transliteration via code library   
kata sugkurian de iereus tis katebainen en te odo ekeine, kai idon auton antiparelthen*

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
accidit autem ut sacerdos quidam descenderet eadem via et viso illo praeterivit

King James Variants
American King James Version   
And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
Authorized (King James) Version   
And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
New King James Version   
Now by chance a certain priest came down that road. And when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
21st Century King James Version   
And by chance there came down a certain priest that way. And when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
And by chance a certain priest was going down that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English   
“And it happened a certain priest was going down that road and he saw him and passed by.”
Darby Bible Translation   
And a certain priest happened to go down that way, and seeing him, passed on on the opposite side;
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
And it chanced, that a certain priest went down the same way: and seeing him, passed by.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
And by chance a certain priest was going down that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
Now by chance a priest was going down that road, and when he saw him he passed by on the other side.
God's Word   
"By chance, a priest was traveling along that road. When he saw the man, he went around him and continued on his way.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
A priest happened to be going down that road. When he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
International Standard Version   
By chance, a priest was traveling along that road. When he saw the man, he went by on the other side.
NET Bible   
Now by chance a priest was going down that road, but when he saw the injured man he passed by on the other side.
New American Standard Bible   
"And by chance a priest was going down on that road, and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
New International Version   
A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side.
New Living Translation   
"By chance a priest came along. But when he saw the man lying there, he crossed to the other side of the road and passed him by.
Webster's Bible Translation   
And by chance there came down a certain priest that way; and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
Weymouth New Testament   
Now a priest happened to be going down that way, and on seeing him passed by on the other side.
The World English Bible   
By chance a certain priest was going down that way. When he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
EasyEnglish Bible   
But it happened that a priest from the temple was going down that road. He saw the man, who was lying there. But he walked past him on the other side of the road.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
`And by a coincidence a certain priest was going down in that way, and having seen him, he passed over on the opposite side;
New Life Version   
A religious leader was walking down that road and saw the man. But he went by on the other side.
Revised Geneva Translation   
“Now by chance, a certain priest came down that same way. And when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
The Voice Bible   
By chance, a priest was going down that same road, and when he saw the wounded man, he crossed over to the other side and passed by.
Living Bible   
“By chance a Jewish priest came along; and when he saw the man lying there, he crossed to the other side of the road and passed him by.
New Catholic Bible   
A priest happened to be traveling along that same road, but when he saw him he passed by on the other side.
Legacy Standard Bible   
And a priest happened to be going down on that road, and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
Jubilee Bible 2000   
And it so happened that a certain priest came down that way; and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
Christian Standard Bible   
A priest happened to be going down that road. When he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
Amplified Bible © 1954   
Now by coincidence a certain priest was going down along that road, and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
New Century Version   
It happened that a priest was going down that road. When he saw the man, he walked by on the other side.
The Message   
Jesus answered by telling a story. “There was once a man traveling from Jerusalem to Jericho. On the way he was attacked by robbers. They took his clothes, beat him up, and went off leaving him half-dead. Luckily, a priest was on his way down the same road, but when he saw him he angled across to the other side. Then a Levite religious man showed up; he also avoided the injured man.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
It just so happened that a priest was going down that way. But when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side.
Mounce Reverse Interlinear New Testament   
Now by chance a priest was going down by · that way and, when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
Now by chance a priest was going down that road; and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
New Matthew Bible   
And by chance there came a certain priest that same way. And when he saw him, he passed by.
Good News Translation®   
It so happened that a priest was going down that road; but when he saw the man, he walked on by on the other side.
Wycliffe Bible   
And it befell, that a priest came down the same way, and passed forth, when he had seen him. [Forsooth it befell, that some priest came down in the same way, and, him seen, he passed forth.]
New Testament for Everyone   
A priest happened to be going down that road, and when he saw him he went past on the opposite side.
Contemporary English Version   
A priest happened to be going down the same road. But when he saw the man, he walked by on the other side.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
Now by chance a priest was going down that road; and when he saw him he passed by on the other side.
J.B. Phillips New Testament   
And Jesus gave him the following reply: “A man was once on his way down from Jerusalem to Jericho. He fell into the hands of bandits who stripped off his clothes, beat him up, and left him half dead. It so happened that a priest was going down that road, and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. A Levite also came on the scene and when he saw him, he too passed by on the other side. But then a Samaritan traveller came along to the place where the man was lying, and at the sight of him he was touched with pity. He went across to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put him on his own mule, brought him to an inn and did what he could for him. Next day he took out two silver coins and gave them to the inn-keeper with the words, ‘Look after him, will you? I will pay you back whatever more you spend, when I come through here on my return.’ Which of these three seems to you to have been a neighbour to the bandits’ victim?”
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
Now by chance a priest was going down that road, and when he saw him he passed by on the other side.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
Now by chance a priest was going down that road; and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
Common English Bible © 2011   
Now it just so happened that a priest was also going down the same road. When he saw the injured man, he crossed over to the other side of the road and went on his way.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
Now by coincidence a priest was going down that road, and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
English Standard Version Anglicised   
Now by chance a priest was going down that road, and when he saw him he passed by on the other side.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
A priest happened to be going down that road, but when he saw him, he passed by on the opposite side.
New American Standard Bible   
And by coincidence a priest was going down on that road, and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
The Expanded Bible   
·It happened that [or By chance] a priest was going down that road. When he saw the man, he ·walked [passed] by on the other side.
Tree of Life Version   
And by chance, a kohen was going down that road; but when he saw the man, he passed by on the opposite side.
Revised Standard Version   
Now by chance a priest was going down that road; and when he saw him he passed by on the other side.
New International Reader's Version   
A priest happened to be going down that same road. When he saw the man, he passed by on the other side.
BRG Bible   
And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
Complete Jewish Bible   
By coincidence, a cohen was going down on that road; but when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
Worldwide English (New Testament)   
A priest happened to be going down that road. He saw the man but he passed by on the other side of the road.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
Now by chance a priest was going down that road; and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
It so happened that a certain kohen was coming down by that derech, and, having seen him, he passed by on the other side. [VAYIKRA 21:1-3]
Names of God Bible   
“By chance, a priest was traveling along that road. When he saw the man, he went around him and continued on his way.
Modern English Version   
By chance a priest came down that way. And when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
Easy-to-Read Version   
“It happened that a Jewish priest was going down that road. When he saw the man, he did not stop to help him. He walked away.
International Children’s Bible   
It happened that a Jewish priest was going down that road. When the priest saw the man, he walked by on the other side of the road.
Lexham English Bible   
Now by coincidence a certain priest was going down on that road, and when he saw him, he passed by on the opposite side.
New International Version - UK   
A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side.
Disciples Literal New Testament   
And by coincidence, a certain priest was going down on that road. And having seen him, he passed-by-on-the-other-side.