Luke 9:55

Luke 9:55 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of.
• New International Version (NIV)But Jesus turned and rebuked them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But he turned and rebuked them.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But He turned and rebuked them, and said, “You do not know what manner of spirit you are of.

Context of Luke 9:55

53But the people there refused to welcome Him, because He was heading for Jerusalem. 54When the disciples James and John saw this, they asked, “Lord, do You want us to call down fire from heaven to consume them?” But Jesus turned and rebuked them. 56And He and His disciples went on to another village. 57As they were walking along the road, someone said to Jesus, “I will follow You wherever You go.”

Luke 9:55 word by word

στραφεὶς δὲ ἐπετίμησεν αὐτοῖςRead the interlinear

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• turnedστρέφωstrephō · to turnG4762
• rebukedἐπιτιμάωepitimaō · to rebukeG2008
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846

Cross-references for Luke 9:55

• 1 Samuel 24:4So David’s men said to him, “This is the day about which the LORD said to you, ‘Behold, I will deliver your enemy into your hand, that you may do with him as you wish.’” Then David crept up and stealthily cut off a corner of Saul’s robe.
• 1 Samuel 26:8Abishai said to David, “Today God has delivered your enemy into your hand. Now, therefore, please let me thrust the spear through him into the ground with one stroke. I will not need to strike him twice!”
• 2 Samuel 19:22And David replied, “Sons of Zeruiah, what have I to do with you, that you should be my adversaries today? Should any man be put to death in Israel today? Am I not indeed aware that today I am king over Israel?”
• Job 31:29If I have rejoiced in my enemy’s ruin, or exulted when evil befell him—
• Proverbs 9:8Do not rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.
• Matthew 16:23But Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me. For you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men.”
• Revelation 3:19Those I love I rebuke and discipline. Therefore be earnest and repent.
• Numbers 20:10Then Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly in front of the rock, and Moses said to them, “Listen now, you rebels, must we bring you water out of this rock?”
• Job 2:10“You speak as a foolish woman speaks,” he told her. “Should we accept from God only good and not adversity?” In all this, Job did not sin in what he said.
• Job 26:4To whom have you uttered these words? And whose spirit spoke through you?
• Job 34:4Let us choose for ourselves what is right; let us learn together what is good.
• Job 35:2“Do you think this is just? You say, ‘I am more righteous than God.’
• Job 42:6Therefore I despise myself, and I repent in dust and ashes.”
• Jeremiah 17:9The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?
• Matthew 26:33Peter said to Him, “Even if all fall away on account of You, I never will.”
• John 16:9in regard to sin, because they do not believe in Me;

Commentaries on Luke 9:55

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 55Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of - Ye do not consider that the present is a dispensation of infinite mercy and love; and that the design of God is not to destroy sinners, but to give them space to repent, that he may save them unto eternal life. And ye do not consider that the zeal which you feel springs from an evil principle, being more concerned for your own honor than for the honor of God. The disciples of that Christ who died for his…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 55Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of - You suppose that you are actuated by a proper love for me; but you know not yourselves. It is rather a love of revenge; rather revengeful feelings toward the “Samaritans” than proper feelings toward “me.” We learn here: 1.That “apparent” zeal for God may be only improper opposition toward our fellow-men. 2.That people, when they wish to honor God, should examine their spirit, and see if there is not lying at…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
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55-5655-56. know not what ... spirit--The thing ye demand, though in keeping with the legal, is unsuited to the genius of the evangelical dispensation. The sparks of unholy indignation would seize readily enough on this example of Elias, though our Lord's rebuke (as is plain from Lu 9:56) is directed to the principle involved rather than the animal heat which doubtless prompted the reference. "It is a golden sentence of Tillotson, Let us never do anything for…Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 9:55

• Apostles
• Bigotry
• Jesus, the Christ
• John
• Retaliation
• Revenge

In the dictionaries

• Advantage
• Belong
• Bless
• Close
• Cry
• Cure
• Decease
• Fashion
• Fit
• Generation

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