Luke 9:55
53 And they did not receive him, because his face was as though he would go to Jerusalem.
54 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?
But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of.
56 For the Son of man is not come to destroy men’s lives, but to save them. And they went to another village.
57 And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain man said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- But Jesus turned and rebuked them.
- KJV
- But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of.
- WEB
- But he turned and rebuked them, “You don’t know of what kind of spirit you are.
- ASV
- But he turned, and rebuked them.
- DARBY
- But turning he rebuked them [and said, Ye know not of what spirit ye are].
- BLB
- But having turned, He rebuked them,
- ÅB
- Men han vendte seg om og talte strengt til dem og sa: Dere vet ikke av hva ånd dere er.
- OTB
- Men Jesus vendte seg mot dem og irettesatte dem.
- B1930
- Men han vendte sig om og talte strengt til dem og sa: I vet ikke av hvad ånd I er.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Peter 3:9
Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.
Read in contextJob 2:10
But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.
Read in contextRevelation 3:19
As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
Read in contextJob 26:4
To whom hast thou uttered words? and whose spirit came from thee?
Read in contextMatthew 16:23
But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.
Read in contextJob 31:29–31
If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him:
Read in contextJeremiah 17:9
The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?
Read in contextMatthew 26:51
And, behold, one of them which were with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and struck a servant of the high priest’s, and smote off his ear.
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