Luk 10:31 | TNotes | STEP | 10:31 a priest: Priests were descendants of Aaron from the tribe of Levi (Exod 28:1-3 ). They served in the Temple and offered sacrifices to God. • passed him by: A priest or a Levite became unclean and unable to serve in the Temple if he touched a dead body. This priest was unwilling to risk ritual impurity by helping a person in desperate trouble.

bExod 28:1-3►

‏ Luke 10:31

10:31 ^a a priest: Priests were descendants of Aaron from the tribe of Levi (Exod 28:1-3 ^b). They served in the Temple and offered sacrifices to God.

• passed him by: A priest or a Levite became unclean and unable to serve in the Temple if he touched a dead body. This priest was unwilling to risk ritual impurity by helping a person in desperate trouble.