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

50And Jesus said to him, Forbid [him] not, for he that is not against you is for you. 51And it came to pass when the days of his receiving up were fulfilled, that he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem. And he sent messengers before his face. And having gone they entered into a village of the Samaritans that they might make ready for him. 53And they did not receive him, because his face was [turned as] going to Jerusalem. 54And his disciples James and John seeing [it] said, Lord, wilt thou that we speak [that] fire come down from heaven and consume them, as also Elias did?

Luke 9:52 word by word

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

• sentἀποστέλλωapostellō · to sendG649
• messengersἄγγελοςaggelos · angel: messengerG32
• faceπρόσωπονprosōpon · faceG4383
• goneπορεύωporeuomai · to travelG4198
• enteredεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
• villageκώμηkōmē · villageG2968
• SamaritansΣαμαρείτηςSamareitēs · SamaritanG4541
• makeἑτοιμάζωhetoimazō · to make readyG2090

Cross-references for Luke 9:52

• Luke 7:27This is he concerning whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee;
• Luke 10:1Now after these things the Lord appointed seventy others also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place where he himself was about to come.
• Malachi 3:1Behold, I send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me; and the Lord whom ye seek will suddenly come to his temple, and the Angel of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he cometh, saith Jehovah of hosts.
• Matthew 10:5These twelve Jesus sent out when he had charged them, saying, Go not off into [the] way of [the] nations, and into a city of Samaritans enter ye not;
• Luke 10:33But a certain Samaritan journeying came to him, and seeing [him], was moved with compassion,
• Luke 17:16and fell on [his] face at his feet giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.
• 2 Kings 17:24And the king of Assyria brought [people] from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Avva, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and made them dwell in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel; and they possessed Samaria, and dwelt in its cities.
• Ezra 4:1And the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity were building the temple to Jehovah the God of Israel;
• John 8:48The Jews answered and said to him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan and hast a demon?

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

• Advantage
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• Decease
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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