52 and He sent messengers on ahead of Him, and they went and entered a village of the (A)Samaritans to [a]make arrangements for Him. 53 And they did not receive Him, (B)because [b]He was traveling toward Jerusalem. 54 When His disciples (C)James and John saw this, they said, “Lord, do You want us to (D)command fire to come down from heaven and consume them?” 55 But He turned and rebuked them.[c] 56 And they went on to another village.

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  1. Luke 9:52 Or prepare
  2. Luke 9:53 Lit His face was proceeding toward
  3. Luke 9:55 Some late mss add: and said, “You do not know of what kind of spirit you are; for the Son of Man did not come to destroy people’s lives, but to save them.”

52 And he sent messengers on ahead, who went into a Samaritan(A) village to get things ready for him; 53 but the people there did not welcome him, because he was heading for Jerusalem. 54 When the disciples James and John(B) saw this, they asked, “Lord, do you want us to call fire down from heaven to destroy them[a]?”(C) 55 But Jesus turned and rebuked them. 56 Then he and his disciples went to another village.

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  1. Luke 9:54 Some manuscripts them, just as Elijah did