Luke 9:50-52
New Catholic Bible
50 Jesus replied, “Do not hinder him! For whoever is not against you is with you.”
The Journey to Jerusalem[a]
The Departure
51 Passing through Samaria.[b] As the time drew near for him to be taken up, Jesus resolutely set his sights on Jerusalem, 52 and he sent messengers ahead of him. They entered a Samaritan village to make arrangements for his arrival,
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- Luke 9:51 We are at a crossroads in the life of Christ: Jesus begins to go to Jerusalem where his mystery is to be accomplished. This journey will take him from Galilee to the Holy City. In this section, Luke brings together a part of the teaching of Jesus that the other evangelists do not have or that they give in very different contexts. In these ten chapters, we find some of the most moving words of Christ about the mercy of God.
- Luke 9:51 The Samaritans refused passage to Jewish pilgrims on their way to the temple in Jerusalem, because they did not give recognition to that sanctuary. The critical text says simply that Jesus “rebuked” the disciples (v. 55); some manuscripts have: “And he said, ‘You do not know what kind of spirit you are of, for the Son of Man did not come to destroy lives, but to save them.’ ”
Luke 9:50-52
New International Version
50 “Do not stop him,” Jesus said, “for whoever is not against you is for you.”(A)
Samaritan Opposition
51 As the time approached for him to be taken up to heaven,(B) Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem.(C) 52 And he sent messengers on ahead, who went into a Samaritan(D) village to get things ready for him;
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