Luke 9:56
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?
55 But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of.
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.
58 And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- And He and His disciples went on to another village.
- KJV
- For the Son of man is not come to destroy men’s lives, but to save them. And they went to another village.
- WEB
- For the Son of Man didn’t come to destroy men’s lives, but to save them.” They went to another village.
- ASV
- And they went to another village.
- DARBY
- And they went to another village.
- BLB
- and they went to another village.
- ÅB
- For Menneskesønnen er ikke kommet for å ødelegge menneskeliv, men for å frelse. Og de gikk til en annen by.
- OTB
- Så dro han og disiplene til en annen landsby.
- B1930
- For Menneskesønnen er ikke kommet for å ødelegge menneskeliv, men for å frelse. Og de gikk til en annen by.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 20:28
Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
Read in contextRomans 12:21
Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
Read in contextJohn 3:17
For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
Read in contextLuke 19:10
For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.
Read in contextJohn 10:10
The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
Read in context1 Peter 2:21–23
For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:
Read in contextMatthew 18:10
Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.
Read in contextLuke 6:27–31
But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,
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