Luke 9:52

Luke 9:52 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And sent messengers before his face: and they went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him.
• New International Version (NIV)And he sent messengers on ahead, who went into a Samaritan village to get things ready for him;
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he sent messengers ahead of him, who went and entered a village of the Samaritans, to make preparations for him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)and sent messengers before His face. And as they went, they entered a village of the Samaritans, to prepare for Him.

Context of Luke 9:52

50But Jesus told him, “Do not stop him; for he who is not against you is for you.” 51Now when the time was approaching for Him to be taken up [to heaven], He was determined to go to Jerusalem [to fulfill His purpose]. He sent messengers on ahead of Him, and they went into a Samaritan village to make arrangements for Him; 53but the people would not welcome Him, because He was traveling toward Jerusalem. 54When His disciples James and John saw this, they said, “Lord, do You want us to command fire to come down from heaven and destroy them?”

Luke 9:52 word by word

καὶ ἀπέστειλεν ἀγγέλους πρὸ προσώπου αὐτοῦ. καὶ πορευθέντες εἰσῆλθον εἰς κώμην Σαμαριτῶν ὡς ἑτοιμάσαι αὐτῷ.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• sentἀποστέλλωapostellō · to sendG649
• messengersἄγγελοςaggelos · angel: messengerG32
• beforeπρόpro · beforeG4253
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• faceπρόσωπονprosōpon · faceG4383
• they wentπορεύωporeuomai · to travelG4198
• and enteredεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• a villageκώμηkōmē · villageG2968
• of the SamaritansΣαμαρείτηςSamareitēs · SamaritanG4541
• toὥστεhōste · soG5620
• make readyἑτοιμάζωhetoimazō · to make readyG2090

Cross-references for Luke 9:52

• Luke 7:27This is the one of whom it is written [by the prophet Malachi], ‘Behold, I send My messenger ahead of You, Who will prepare Your way before You.’
• Luke 10:1Now after this the Lord appointed seventy others, and sent them out ahead of Him, two by two, into every city and place where He was about to go.
• Malachi 3:1“Behold, I am going to send My messenger, and he will prepare and clear the way before Me. And the Lord [the Messiah], whom you seek, will suddenly come to His temple; the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight, behold, He is coming,” says the Lord of hosts.
• Matthew 10:5Jesus sent out these twelve, instructing them: “Do not go among the Gentiles, and do not go into a city of the Samaritans;
• Luke 10:33But a Samaritan (foreigner), who was traveling, came upon him; and when he saw him, he was deeply moved with compassion [for him],
• Luke 17:16and he lay face downward at Jesus’ feet, thanking Him [over and over]. He was a Samaritan.
• 2 Kings 17:24The king of Assyria brought men from Babylon and from Cuthah and from Avva and from Hamath and Sepharvaim, and settled them in the cities of Samaria in place of the sons (people) of Israel. They took possession of Samaria and lived in its cities.
• Ezra 4:1Now when [the Samaritans] the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the exiles from the captivity were building a temple to the Lord God of Israel,
• John 8:48The Jews answered Him, “Are we not right when we say You are a Samaritan and [that You] have a demon [and are under its power]?”

Commentaries on Luke 9:52

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 52Sent messengers - , angels, literally; but this proves that the word angel signifies a messenger of any kind, whether Divine or human. The messengers in this case were probably James and John.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 52Sent messengers - In the original the word is “angels;” and the use of that word here shows that the word “angel” in the Bible does not always mean heavenly beings. To make ready - To prepare a place, lodgings, refreshments. He had no reason to expect that he would experience any kind treatment from the Samaritans if he came suddenly among them, and if they saw that he was going to Jerusalem. He therefore made provision beforehand, and thus has shown us…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 51-56Verses 51-56 The disciples did not consider that the conduct of the Samaritans was rather the effect of national prejudices and bigotry, than of enmity to the word and worship of God; and through they refused to receive Christ and his disciples, they did not ill use or injure them, so that the case was widely different from that of Ahaziah and Elijah. Nor were they aware that the gospel dispensation was to be marked by miracles of mercy. But above all…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 52-53a village of the Samaritans: Jews and Samaritans had a long history of conflict and ethnic prejudice. They hated each other (see study note on 10:33). The Samaritans worshiped on Mount Gerizim and probably assumed that Jesus was traveling to Jerusalem to worship there.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5252. messengers before his face ... to make ready for him--He had not done this before; but now, instead of avoiding, He seems to court publicity--all now hastening to maturity.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 9:52

• Bigotry
• Jesus, the Christ
• Retaliation

In the dictionaries

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Commentaries on Luke 9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings