Luke 9:55

But having turned around, he rebuked them, and said, Ye do not know what kind of spirit ye are.

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In The King James Version

But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of.

In Context

54And his disciples James and John having seen, they said, Lord, do thou want that we should call fire to come down from the sky, and consume them, as also Elijah did?

56For the son of man came not to destroy the lives of men, but to save. And they went to another village.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 24:4And the men of David said to him, Behold, the day of which LORD said to thee, Behold, I will deliver thine enemy into thy hand, and thou shall do to him as it shall seem good to thee. Then David arose, and cut off the skirt of Saul

2 Samuel 19:22And David said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah, that ye should this day be adversaries to me? Shall there any man be put to death this day in Israel? For do I not know that I am this day king over Israel?

Job 26:4To whom have thou uttered words? And whose spirit came forth from thee?

Job 34:4Let us choose for us that which is right. Let us know among ourselves what is good.

Job 42:6Therefore I abhor [myself], and repent in dust and ashes.

Jeremiah 17:9The heart is deceitful above all things, and it is exceedingly corrupt. Who can know it?

Matthew Henry on Luke 9:52-57

The Samaritans Refuse to Receive Christ; Mistaken Zeal of James and John. 51 And it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem, 52 And sent messengers before his face: and they went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him. 53 And they did not receive him, because his face was as though he would go to Jerusalem. 54 And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come… Read the whole commentary →

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