Luke 9:55

But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of.

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In The King James Version

But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of.

In Context

54And when his disciples James and John saw this , they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elijah did?

56For the Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them . And they went to another village.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 24:4And the men of David said to him, Behold the day of which the LORD said to thee, Behold, I will deliver thy enemy into thy hand, that thou mayest do to him as it shall seem good to thee. Then David arose, and privately cut off the skirt of Saul's robe.

2 Samuel 19:22And David said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah, that ye should this day be adversaries to me? shall there any man be put to death this day in Israel? for do not I know that I am this day king over Israel?

Job 26:4To whom hast thou uttered words? and whose spirit came from thee?

Job 34:4Let us choose to us judgment: let us know among ourselves what is good.

Job 42:6Wherefore I abhor myself , and repent in dust and ashes.

Jeremiah 17:9The heart is deceitful above all things , and desperately wicked: who can know it?

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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