Tree of Life Version
Luke 9:54
54When His disciples Jacob and John saw this, they said, “Master, do You want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them?”
Luke 9:54 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did?
- New International Version (NIV)When the disciples James and John saw this, they asked, “Lord, do you want us to call fire down from heaven to destroy them?”
- English Standard Version (ESV)And when his disciples James and John saw it, they said, "Lord, do you want us to tell fire to come down from heaven and consume them?"
- New King James Version (NKJV)And when 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, just as Elijah did?”
Context of Luke 9:54
52He sent messengers before Him, and they went and entered a Samaritan village to make His arrangements. 53But they did not receive Him, because He was focused on going up to Jerusalem. When His disciples Jacob and John saw this, they said, “Master, do You want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them?” 55But Yeshua turned and rebuked them. 56Then they moved on to another village.
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ἰδόντες δὲ οἱ μαθηταὶ Ἰάκωβος καὶ Ἰωάννης εἶπαν· κύριε, θέλεις εἴπωμεν πῦρ καταβῆναι ἀπὸ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καὶ ἀναλῶσαι αὐτούςRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Andδέde · thenG1161
- whenὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
- hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- disciplesὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- disciplesμαθητήςmathētēs · discipleG3101
- JamesἸάκωβοςIakōbos · JamesG2385
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- JohnἸωάννηςIōannēs · JohnG2491
- they saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
- wilt thouθέλωthelō ethelō · to will/desireG2309
- fireπῦρpur · fireG4442
- to come downκαταβαίνωkatabainō · to come/go downG2597
- fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
- heavenοὐρανόςouranos · heavenG3772
- consumeἀναλίσκωanaliskō · to consumeG355
- asὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
- EliasἩλίαςHēlias · ElijahG2243
- didποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
Cross-references for Luke 9:54
- 2 Samuel 21:2So the king summoned the Gibeonites and spoke to them. (Now the Gibeonites were not of Bnei-Yisrael but a remnant of the Amorites; however, Bnei-Yisrael had sworn a covenant with them. Yet Saul had tried to eradicate them in his zeal for Bnei-Yisrael and Judah.)
- 2 Kings 10:16Then he said, “Come with me and see my zeal for Adonai.” So he let him ride in his chariot.
- James 1:19Know this, my dear brothers and sisters: let every person be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger—
- James 3:14But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, do not boast and lie against the truth.
- 2 Kings 1:10In response, Elijah said to the captain of 50, “If I am a man of God, let fire come down from heaven and consume you and your 50!” Then fire did come down from heaven and consumed him and his 50.
- Acts 4:29And now, Lord, look at their threats, and grant Your servants to speak Your word with utmost courage—
- Revelation 13:3One of his heads seemed to have been slain, but the fatal wound was healed. The whole earth was amazed and followed the beast.
Commentaries on Luke 9:54
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 54That we command fire - Vengeance belongs to the Lord. What we suffer for his sake, should be left to himself to reprove or punish. The insult is offered to him, not to us. See the note on Mark 3:17.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 54James and John - They were called Boanerges - sons of thunder - probably on account of their energy and power in preaching the gospel, or of their vehement and rash zeal - a remarkable example of which we have in this instance, Mark 3:17. Wilt thou - The insult had been offered to Jesus, their friend, and they felt it; but their zeal was rash and their spirit bad. Vengeance belongs to God: it was not theirs to attempt it. Fire from heaven - Lightning…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. 54call down fire from heaven to consume them: Some ancient Greek versions add as Elijah did. The prophet Elijah called down fire from heaven three times against God's enemies (1 Kings 18:38; 2 Kings 1:1–17). James and John, in their enthusiasm, wanted to do the same.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5454. James and John--not Peter, as we should have expected, but those "sons of thunder" (Mr 3:17), who afterwards wanted to have all the highest honors of the Kingdom to themselves, and the younger of whom had been rebuked already for his exclusiveness (Lu 9:49, 50). Yet this was "the disciple whom Jesus loved," while the other willingly drank of His Lord's bitter cup. (See on Mr 10:38-40; and Ac 12:2). That same fiery zeal, in a mellowed and hallowed…Read the comment
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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
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