54 And when His disciples (A)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 (B)Elijah did?”

55 But He turned and rebuked them, [b]and said, “You do not know what manner of (C)spirit you are of. 56 [c]For (D)the Son of Man did not come to destroy men’s lives but to save them. And they went to another village.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 9:54 NU omits just as Elijah did
  2. Luke 9:55 NU omits the rest of v. 55.
  3. Luke 9:56 NU omits For the Son of Man did not come to destroy men’s lives but to save them.

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