Luke 9:54
And when his disciples James and John had seen this, they said: Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them?
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
53And they received him not, because his face was of one going to Jerusalem.
55And turning, he rebuked them, saying: You know not of what spirit you are.
Cross References
2 Samuel 21:2Then the king, calling for the Gabaonites, said to them: (Now the Gabaonites were not of the children of Israel, but the remains of the Amorrhites: I and the children of Israel had sworn to them, and Saul sought to slay them out of zeal, as it were for the children of Israel and Juda:)
2 Kings 10:16And he said to him: Come with me, and see my zeal for the Lord. So he made him ride in his chariot,
Ecclesiastes 3:3A time to kill, and a time to heal. A time to destroy, and a time to build.
James 1:19You know, my dearest brethren. And let every man be swift to hear, but slow to speak, and slow to anger.
Revelation 13:3And I saw one of his heads as it were slain to death: and his death's wound was healed. And all the earth was in admiration after the beast.
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 →