Luke 9:51-56
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
A Samaritan Village Refuses to Receive Jesus
51 When the days drew near for him to be received up,[a] he set his face to go to Jerusalem.[b] 52 And he sent messengers ahead of him, who went and entered a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him; 53 but the people would not receive him, because his face was set toward Jerusalem.[c] 54 And when his disciples James and John saw it, they said, “Lord, do you want us to bid fire come down from heaven and consume them?”[d] 55 But he turned and rebuked them.[e] 56 And they went on to another village.
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- 9.51 received up: i.e., into heaven; cf. 2 Kings 2.9-11; Acts 1.2, 11. The term here includes his passion, death, resurrection, and ascension.
- 9.51 Here begins the “Travel Narrative” of Luke, which continues up to the passion.
- 9.53 The Samaritans worshiped on Mount Gerizim, while orthodox Jews, of course, went to Jerusalem, and to Jerusalem only, for sacrifice.
- Luke 9:54 Other ancient authorities add as Elijah did
- Luke 9:55 Other ancient authorities add and he said, “You do not know what manner of spirit you are of; for the Son of man came not to destroy men’s lives but to save them”
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