Luke 9:56
For the Son of man hath not come to destroy souls; but to quicken them. And they went to another village.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
In Context
55And he turned and rebuked them, and said: Ye know not of what spirit ye are.
Cross References
Matthew 18:10See that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say to you, That their angels in heaven, at all times, are beholding the face of my Father who is in heaven.
Matthew 20:28even as the Son of man came, not to be served, but to serve; and to give his life a ransom for many.
Luke 19:10For the Son of man came, to seek and to vivify that which was lost.
Luke 23:34And Jesus said: Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they divided his garments, casting a lot upon them.
John 10:10The thief cometh not, but that he may steal, and kill, and destroy. I have come, that they may have life, and may have that which is excellent.
Romans 12:21Be ye not overcome by evil; but overcome evil with good.
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 →