Luke 9:56

Then they all went on to another town.

Plain English Version

In The King James Version

For the Son of man is not come to destroy men’s lives, but to save them. And they went to another village.

In Context

55Jesus turned around and said, “No. That is very wrong. Don’t do it.”

57As they walked along the road, a man said to Jesus, “I want to be one of your followers. I will go everywhere with you.”

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Cross References

Luke 19:10I am God’s special man from heaven, and I came to earth to look for people that went wrong and got lost, so that I can save them.”

Romans 12:21So don’t do payback to anybody. Don’t do bad things to them. If you do that payback, it is like you let that bad part of you win. But instead, you have to be good to everybody. That’s how you properly win against bad things.

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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