Luke 9:55

And he turned, and blamed them (or and rebuked them), and said, Ye know not, whose spirits ye be;

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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 James and John, his disciples, saw (that), they said, Lord, wilt thou that we say, that fire come down from heaven, and waste them, [as Elias did]? (And when James and John, his disciples, saw that, they said, Lord, desirest thou that we command, that fire come down from heaven, and destroy them, like Elijah did?)

56for man’s Son came not to lose men’s souls, but to save [them]. And they went into another castle. (for man’s Son came not to destroy men’s souls, but to save them. And so they went to another village.)

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Cross References

1 Samuel 24:4And the servants of David said to him, Lo! the day of which the Lord spake to thee, (and said), I shall betake to thee thine enemy, that thou do to him as it pleaseth in thine eyes. Therefore David rose up, and cutted (away) the hem of the mantle of Saul privily. (And David’s servants said to him, Behold! this is the day of which the Lord spoke to thee, and said, I shall deliver thy enemy to thee, so that thou can do to him as it pleaseth thee. And David rose up, and secretly cut away the hem of Saul’s mantle.)

2 Samuel 19:22And David said, What is (it) to me and to you, ye sons of Zeruiah? Why be ye made to me today into Satan, that is, (an) adversary? Therefore whether a man shall be slain today in Israel? Whether I know not (that) me (am) made king today on Israel? (And David said, What is it to me or to you, ye sons of Zeruiah? Why be ye made into my adversaries today? Should any man be put to death on this day in Israel? The day that I am made king upon Israel? No!)

Job 26:4Either whom wouldest thou teach? whether not him, that made breathing? (Or whom wouldest thou teach? surely not he, who gave you breathe!)

Job 34:4Choose we doom to us (or Let us use judgement); and see we among us, what is the better.

Job 42:6Therefore I reprove myself, and do penance in dead spark and ashes. (And so now I rebuke myself, and repent in dust and ashes.)

Jeremiah 17:9The heart of man is shrewd, and unsearchable; who shall know it? (Each person’s heart is depraved, and unknowable; who can understand 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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