And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side.
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Interpretation
If we speak of eternal life, and the way to it, in a careless manner, we take the name of God in vain. No one will ever love God and his neighbour with any measure of pure, spiritual love, who is not made a partaker of converting grace.
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This thought runs through Luke 10:31-35.
Glossary
- Levite Tribe
- A descendant of the tribe of Levi ( Ex. 6:25 ; Lev. 25:32 ; Num. 35:2 ; Josh. 21:3 , 41).