Luke 9:54
When the disciples James and John saw this, they asked, “Lord, do You want us to call down fire from heaven to consume them?”
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
53But the people there refused to welcome Him, because He was heading for Jerusalem.
55But Jesus turned and rebuked them.
Cross References
2 Samuel 21:2At this, David summoned the Gibeonites and spoke to them. (Now the Gibeonites were not Israelites, but a remnant of the Amorites. The Israelites had taken an oath concerning them, but in his zeal for Israel and Judah, Saul had sought to kill them.)
2 Kings 10:16saying, “Come with me and see my zeal for the LORD!” So he had him ride in his chariot.
Ecclesiastes 3:3a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to break down and a time to build,
James 1:19My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,
Revelation 13:3One of the heads of the beast appeared to be mortally wounded. But the mortal wound was healed, and the whole world marveled and followed 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 →