Luke 9:54
And the disciples James and John, seeing it, said—Lord! wilt thou, that we bid fire come down from heaven, and destroy them?
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
53And they welcomed him not, because, his face, was for journeying unto Jerusalem.
55But, turning, he rebuked them.
Cross References
2 Samuel 21:2The king therefore called the Gibeonites, and said unto them (now, the Gibeonites, were, not of the sons of Israel, but of the remnant of the Amorites, with whom, the sons of Israel, had entered into an oath, and Saul had sought to smite them, in his jealousy for the sons of Israel and Judah)—
2 Kings 10:16and said—Do come with me, and see my jealousy for Yahweh. So he 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 1:19Ye know, my brethren beloved,—but let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger,
Revelation 13:3And [I saw] one of his heads, showing that it had been slain unto death, and, the stroke of his death, was healed. And the whole earth marveled after the wild-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 →