Charles Spurgeon Commentary Luke 10:31

"And by chance a certain priest was going down that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side." — Luke 10:31 (ASV)

And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.

He did not like the look of wounds and blood. It is a very convenient thing not to recollect the miseries of your fellow-men.

Do not think about their poverty: it might spoil your digestion. Do not think about their drunkenness: you might have to become a teetotaler. Do not think about their sin: you might have to go and preach in the street to them. You can live so easily and pleasantly, and even be a priest and be called "His Reverence," if you are very careful which side of the road you take. "He passed by on the other side."