And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
As it happened, a priest was walking down that same road. When he saw the beaten-up guy lying there, he literally crossed to the other side of the street and kept walking.
Sometimes the people who should care the most are the ones who walk right past.
📚 Historical Context
In the Gospel of Luke, Jesus tells the Parable of the Good Samaritan to illustrate what it means to love one's neighbor, in response to a lawyer's question about inheriting eternal life. The story is set on a dangerous road where a man has been robbed and left injured, and it highlights the failure of religious figures to show compassion. A priest, as a respected leader in Jewish society expected to uphold God's laws, encounters the victim but chooses to avoid him entirely.
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