Luke 9:52

52 And he sent messengers before {him}, and they went [and] entered into a village of the Samaritans in order to prepare for him.

Luke 9:52 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 9:52

And sent messengers before his face
Who very likely were his two disciples, James and John, since they so highly resented the ill treatment their master met with from the Samaritans:

and they went;
before him:

and entered into a village of the Samaritans;
or "city", as the Vulgate Latin, Persic, and Ethiopic versions read, and so one of Stephens's copies; which lay in the way from Galilee to Judea, where the disciples had been forbid to enter, that is, in order to preach, ( Matthew 10:5 )

To make ready for him;
to prepare a lodging, and proper food for him and his disciples, as they passed on in their journey, for his intention was not to make any stay there.

Luke 9:52 In-Context

50 But Jesus said to him, "Do not prevent [him], because whoever is not against you is for you."

51 Now it happened that when the days were approaching {for him to be taken up}, he set [his] face to go to Jerusalem.

52 And he sent messengers before {him}, and they went [and] entered into a village of the Samaritans in order to prepare for him.

53 And they did not welcome him because {he was determined to go} to Jerusalem.

54 Now [when] the disciples James and John saw [it], they said, "Lord, do you want us to call fire to come down from heaven and consume them?"

Footnotes

• [a]. Literally "his face"
• [b]. *Here "[and]" is supplied because the previous participle ("went") has been translated as a finite verb