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 said to him, “Do not hinder him; for the one who is not against you is for you.” 51When the days were approaching for His ascension, He was determined to go to Jerusalem; and He sent messengers on ahead of Him, and they went and entered a village of the Samaritans to make arrangements for Him. 53And they did not receive 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 consume 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

• and He sentἀποστέλλωapostellō · to sendG649
• messengersἄγγελοςaggelos · angel: messengerG32
• on aheadπρόpro · beforeG4253
• on aheadπρόσωπονprosōpon · faceG4383
• of Him, and they wentπορεύωporeuomai · to travelG4198
• and enteredεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
• a villageκώμηkōmē · villageG2968
• SamaritansΣαμαρείτηςSamareitēs · SamaritanG4541
• makeἑτοιμάζωhetoimazō · to make readyG2090

Cross-references for Luke 9:52

• Luke 7:27This is the one about whom it is written: ‘Behold, I am sending My messenger ahead of You, Who will prepare Your way before You.’
• Luke 10:1Now after this the Lord appointed seventy-two others, and sent them in pairs ahead of Him to every city and place where He Himself was going to come.
• Malachi 3:1“Behold, I am sending My messenger, and he will clear a way before Me. And the Lord, whom you are seeking, will suddenly come to His temple; and the messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight, behold, He is coming,” says the Lord of armies.
• Matthew 10:5These twelve Jesus sent out after instructing them, saying, “Do not go on a road to Gentiles, and do not enter a city of Samaritans;
• Luke 10:33But a Samaritan who was on a journey came upon him; and when he saw him, he felt compassion,
• Luke 17:16and he fell on his face at His feet, giving thanks to Him. And he was a Samaritan.
• 2 Kings 17:24Then the king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim, and settled them in the cities of Samaria in place of the sons of Israel. So they took possession of Samaria and lived in its cities.
• Ezra 4:1Now when the enemies of Judah and Benjamin heard that the people of the exile were building a temple to the Lord God of Israel,
• John 8:48The Jews answered and said to Him, “Do we not rightly say that You are a Samaritan, and You have 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

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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