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Luke 9:53-55
New King James Version
Luke 9:53-55
New King James Version
53 But (A)they did not receive Him, because His face was set for the journey to Jerusalem. 54 And when His disciples (B)James and John saw this, they said, “Lord, do You want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them, [a]just as (C)Elijah did?”
55 But He turned and rebuked them, [b]and said, “You do not know what manner of (D)spirit you are of.
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Luke 9:53-55
New American Standard Bible
Luke 9:53-55
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Luke 9:53-55
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Luke 9:53-55
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53 but the people would not welcome Him, [a]because He was traveling toward Jerusalem. 54 When His disciples James and John saw this, they said, “Lord, do You want us to command fire to come down from heaven and destroy them?”(A) 55 But He turned and rebuked them [b][and He said, “You do not know what kind of spirit you are;
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- Luke 9:53 Because of the religious conflict between Samaritans and Jews, the people of Samaria were generally inhospitable to Jews and did not offer overnight accommodations to those who were traveling to Jerusalem to participate in religious events.
- Luke 9:55 Late mss add this to v 55 and continue into v 56.
Luke 9:53-55
New International Version
Luke 9:53-55
New International Version
53 but the people there did not welcome him, because he was heading for Jerusalem. 54 When the disciples James and John(A) saw this, they asked, “Lord, do you want us to call fire down from heaven to destroy them[a]?”(B) 55 But Jesus turned and rebuked them.
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- Luke 9:54 Some manuscripts them, just as Elijah did
Luke 9:53-55
King James Version
Luke 9:53-55
King James Version
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 down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did?
55 But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of.
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