Luke 9:54

And His disciples James and John having seen, said, “Lord, will You [that] we may command fire to come down from Heaven, and to consume them, as Elijah also did?”

Literal Standard Version

In The King James Version

And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did?

In Context

53and they did not receive Him, because His face was going on to Jerusalem.

55And having turned, He rebuked them and said, “You have not known of what spirit you are,

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Cross References

2 Samuel 21:2And the king calls for the Gibeonites and says to them—as for the Gibeonites, they [are] not of the sons of Israel, but of the remnant of the Amorite, and the sons of Israel had sworn to them, and Saul seeks to strike them in his zeal for the sons of Israel and Judah—

2 Kings 10:16and says, “Come with me, and look on my zeal for YHWH”; and they cause him to ride in his chariot.

Ecclesiastes 3:3A time to slay, || And a time to heal, || A time to break down, || And a time to build up.

James 1:19So then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger,

Revelation 13:3And I saw one of its heads as slain to death, and its deadly wound was healed, and all the earth wondered 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 →

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