The Meaning of Luke 10:32 Explained

Luke 10:32

KJV: And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side.

YLT: and in like manner also, a Levite, having been about the place, having come and seen, passed over on the opposite side.

Darby: and in like manner also a Levite, being at the spot, came and looked at him and passed on on the opposite side.

ASV: And in like manner a Levite also, when he came to the place, and saw him, passed by on the other side.

What is the context of Luke 10:32?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And  likewise  a Levite,  when he was  at  the place,  came  and  looked  [on him], and passed by on the other side. 

What does Luke 10:32 Mean?

Verse Meaning

The Levite repeated the priest"s act. He was a less likely person to offer help since his duty, assuming he fulfilled it, involved just assisting the priests in the mundane affairs involved in worship. By omitting his motives Jesus again focused attention on the man"s unloving act.

Context Summary

Luke 10:25-37 - The Man Who Loved His Neighbor
This parable was probably suggested by the journey up to Jerusalem. It may be founded on an actual occurrence. Notice how the Master answered the inquiry, Who is my neighbor? He said in effect: The question is not, Who will "neighbor" you? but, Whom will you "neighbor?" You ought to ask, Who wants my help? Neighborhood consists, not in what you receive, but in what you give. It is independent of race, creed and the ordinary sentiment of pity. Love overleaps all these distinctions and risks its very life in order to render help. In fact, this parable is a very poem of Love. It is to be compared with 1 Corinthians 13:1-13.
Notice those two clauses, He took care of him and Take care of him, Luke 10:34-35. It is thus that our Lord deals with us. When we are too far gone to ask for His help, He comes to our side and restores our ebbing life; and He raises up others to do the same. At the best, we are pilgrims and refresh ourselves in inns, but the home awaits us yonder! Begin by loving with your "strength" and you will end with the "heart!" [source]

Chapter Summary: Luke 10

1  Jesus sends out at once seventy disciples to work miracles, and to preach;
13  pronounces a woe against certain cities
17  The seventy return with joy;
18  he shows them wherein to rejoice,
21  and thanks his Father for his grace;
23  magnifies the happy estate of his church;
25  teaches the lawyer how to attain eternal life,
30  and tells the parable of the good Samaritan;
38  reprimands Martha, and commends Mary her sister

Greek Commentary for Luke 10:32

Came and looked []
Rev., saw. Seeming to imply that the Levite went farther than the priest in coming near to the wounded man, and, having observed his condition, passed on. [source]

Reverse Greek Commentary Search for Luke 10:32

Luke 10:31 Passed by on the other side [ἀντιπαρῆλθεν]
The verb occurs only here and Luke 10:32. [source]
Luke 10:31 Was going down [katebainen)]
Imperfect active as in Luke 10:30. Passed by on the other side Second aorist active indicative of antiparerchomai a late double compound here (Luke 10:31, Luke 10:32) only in the N.T., but in the papyri and late writers. It is the ingressive aorist (ēlthen), came alongside (para), and then he stepped over to the opposite side (anti) of the road to avoid ceremonial contamination with a stranger. A vivid and powerful picture of the vice of Jewish ceremonial cleanliness at the cost of moral principle and duty. The Levite in Luke 10:32 behaved precisely as the priest had done and for the same reason. [source]

What do the individual words in Luke 10:32 mean?

Likewise now also a Levite having come to the spot having come and having seen [him] passed by on the opposite side
Ὁμοίως δὲ καὶ Λευίτης [γενόμενος] κατὰ τὸν τόπον ἐλθὼν καὶ ἰδὼν ἀντιπαρῆλθεν

Ὁμοίως  Likewise 
Parse: Adverb
Root: ὁμοίως  
Sense: likewise, equally, in the same way.
δὲ  now 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: δέ  
Sense: but, moreover, and, etc.
καὶ  also 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: καί  
Sense: and, also, even, indeed, but.
Λευίτης  a  Levite 
Parse: Noun, Nominative Masculine Singular
Root: Λευίτης  
Sense: one of the tribe of Levi.
[γενόμενος]  having  come 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Participle Middle, Nominative Masculine Singular
Root: γίνομαι  
Sense: to become, i.
τόπον  spot 
Parse: Noun, Accusative Masculine Singular
Root: τόπος 
Sense: place, any portion or space marked off, as it were from surrounding space.
ἐλθὼν  having  come 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Participle Active, Nominative Masculine Singular
Root: ἔρχομαι  
Sense: to come.
ἰδὼν  having  seen  [him] 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Participle Active, Nominative Masculine Singular
Root: εἶδον 
Sense: to see with the eyes.
ἀντιπαρῆλθεν  passed  by  on  the  opposite  side 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular
Root: ἀντιπαρέρχομαι  
Sense: to pass by opposite to.

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