Luke 9:54
When his disciples, James and John, saw this, they said, “Lord, do you want us to command fire to come down from the sky and destroy them, just as Elijah did?”
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53They didn’t receive him, because he was travelling with his face set towards Jerusalem.
55But he turned and rebuked them, “You don’t know of what kind of spirit you are.
Cross References
2 Samuel 21:2The king called the Gibeonites and said to them (now the Gibeonites were not of the children of Israel, but of the remnant of the Amorites, and the children of Israel had sworn to them; and Saul sought to kill them in his zeal for the children of Israel and Judah);
2 Kings 10:16He said, “Come with me, and see my zeal for the LORD.” So they made 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 up;
James 1:19So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger;
Revelation 13:3One of his heads looked like it had been wounded fatally. His fatal wound was healed, and the whole earth marvelled at 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 →