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 in the village would not let him stay there. This was because he was going to Jerusalem. 54Then James and John heard about what had happened. They asked Jesus, ‘Master, do you want us to ask God to send fire down from the sky? Do you want us to kill these people?’ Jesus turned round. ‘No!’ he said, ‘Do not do that. That would be wrong.’ 56Then they all went on to another village. 57They continued on their journey. A man came and spoke to Jesus. He said, ‘I will go with you. And I will go with you everywhere that you go.’

Luke 9:55 word by word

στραφεὶς δὲ ἐπετίμησεν αὐτοῖςRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• he turnedστρέφωstrephō · to turnG4762
• and rebukedἐπιτιμάωepitimaō · to rebukeG2008
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Ye knowεἴδωeidō · to perceive: understandG1492
• notοὐou · noG3756
• what mannerοἷοςoios · such asG3634
• of spiritπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
• yeσύsu · youG4771
• areεἰμίeimi · to beG1510

Cross-references for Luke 9:55

• 1 Samuel 24:4David's men said to him, ‘This is the day that the Lord told you about! The Lord said to you, “I will give your enemy to you. Then you can decide what is the right thing to do to him.” ’ So David stood up very quietly. He went and he cut off a small piece of cloth from Saul's coat. Saul did not know what had happened.
• 1 Samuel 26:8Abishai said to David, ‘Tonight God has given your enemy into your power. I will push Saul's spear through his body and fix him to the ground. I will only have to do it once to kill him. I will not need to do it again.’
• 2 Samuel 19:22David replied, ‘No! You sons of Zeruiah should not tell me what to do! Have you become my enemy? You should realize that today I have become king over all Israel. So we should not punish anyone with death.’
• Job 31:29I do not laugh at my enemies when they suffer. If my enemy has troubles, it does not make me happy.
• Proverbs 9:8So do not warn proud people. They will only hate you. But if you warn a wise person, he will love you.
• Matthew 16:23Jesus turned round and said to Peter, ‘Satan, go away from me! I must obey God. But you are trying to stop me. Your thoughts do not come from God. Instead, you are thinking like men think.’
• Revelation 3:19I help everyone that I love. When they have done wrong things, I tell them, ‘You have done a wrong thing.’ I show them the right thing that they should do. So be serious about how you live. Stop doing wrong things and turn to me.
• Numbers 20:10Then Moses and Aaron brought all the people to meet in front of the rock. Moses said to them, ‘Listen now, you people who refuse to obey God. It seems that we must bring water out of this rock for you!’
• Job 2:10Job replied, ‘Do not talk like a fool! We take the good things that God gives us. So we should not be surprised if he sends us trouble as well.’ In all his trouble, Job never said any wrong things against God.
• Job 26:4Someone must have helped you to say these wise words. Who has put all these thoughts in your minds?
• Job 34:4We should decide among ourselves what is right. We should agree together what is good.
• Job 35:2‘The things that you say cannot be true. You say, “I am more right than God is.”
• Job 42:6So I am ashamed of the things that I said. I sit here in dirt and in ashes to show you that I am very sorry.’
• Jeremiah 17:9A person's own mind deceives him, more than anything else does. Nobody can change it to be better. Nobody completely understands it.
• Matthew 26:33Peter said to Jesus, ‘Even if everyone else runs away, I will not leave you.’
• John 16:9They are wrong about 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

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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