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51 Now it happened that when the days for (A)Him to be taken up were soon to be fulfilled, He set His face (B)to go to Jerusalem; 52 and He sent messengers on ahead of Him, and they went and entered a village of the (C)Samaritans to [a]make arrangements for Him. 53 But they did not receive Him, (D)because [b]He was journeying with His face toward Jerusalem. 54 And when His disciples (E)James and John saw this, they said, “Lord, do You want us to (F)command fire to come down from heaven and consume them?” 55 But He turned and rebuked them, [c][and said, “You do not know what kind of spirit you are of, 56 for the Son of Man did not come to destroy men’s lives, but to save them.”] 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 Early mss omit bracketed portion

A Samaritan Village Refuses to Welcome Jesus

51 When the days grew closer for Jesus[a] to be taken up to heaven,[b] he was determined to continue his journey to Jerusalem. 52 So he sent messengers on ahead of him. On their way they went into a Samaritan village to get things ready for him. 53 But the people[c] would not welcome him, because he was determined to go to Jerusalem. 54 When his disciples James and John observed this rejection,[d] they asked, “Lord, do you want us to call fire down from heaven to destroy them?”[e] 55 But he turned and rebuked them,[f] 56 and they all[g] went on to another village.

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  1. Luke 9:51 Lit. for him
  2. Luke 9:51 The Gk. lacks to heaven
  3. Luke 9:53 Lit. they
  4. Luke 9:54 The Gk. lacks rejection
  5. Luke 9:54 Other mss. read them, as Elijah did?”
  6. Luke 9:55 Other mss. read them, saying, “You don’t know what kind of spirit you are! 56 For the son of man did not come to destroy the souls of men, but to save them.”
  7. Luke 9:56 The Gk. lacks all