Luke 9:52
He sent messengers on ahead of him, and they went and entered into a Samaritan village to prepare everything for him.
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51When the days drew near for him to be taken up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem.
53But the people there did not welcome him, because he had set his face to go to Jerusalem.
Cross References
2 Kings 17:24The king of Assyria brought people from Babylon and from Kuthah, and from Avva, and from Hamath and Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria in place of the people of Israel. They took over Samaria and lived in its cities.
Malachi 3:1“See, I am about to send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. Then the Lord, whom you seek, will suddenly come to his temple. The messenger of the covenant in whom you delight, see, he will come,” says Yahweh of hosts.
Luke 7:27This is he of whom it is written, 1 'See, I am sending my messenger before your face, 2 who will prepare your way before you.'
Luke 10:33But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was. When he saw him, he was moved with compassion.
John 8:48The Jews answered and said to him, “Do we not truly say that you are a Samaritan and have a demon?”
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 →