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52 and sent messengers before his face: and they went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him. 53 And they did not receive him, because his face was as though he were going to Jerusalem. 54 And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we bid fire to come down from heaven, and consume them[a]? 55 But he turned, and rebuked them[b]. 56 And they went to another village.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 9:54 Many ancient authorities add even as Elijah did. Compare 2 Kin. 1:10–12.
  2. Luke 9:55 Some ancient authorities add and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of. Some, but fewer, add also For the Son of man came not to destroy men’s lives but to save them. Compare 19:10; Jn. 3:17; 12:47.