Lucas 9:54

54 Cuando los discípulos Jacobo y Juan vieron esto, le preguntaron:—Señor, ¿quieres que hagamos caer fuego del cielo para^[a] que los destruya?

Lucas 9:54 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 9:54

And when his disciples, James and John, saw this
The Persic version reads thus; when "James and John, and the disciples saw this"; that is, the other disciples besides them, so making all the disciples say what follows; whereas only those two are intended, who having been the messengers, were the more provoked at this indignity to their Lord and master:

they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from
heaven, and consume them;
being enraged at this conduct of the Samaritans towards, Christ, and burning with love to him, and zeal for his honour; being "Boanerges's", sons of thunder, they were for punishing of them in a most terrible manner, even with, fire from heaven; by which Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities of the plain, were destroyed: this they doubted not of doing, knowing what miraculous power was conferred upon them; but did not think proper to attempt to exert it, until they had asked leave of Christ to do it:

even as Elias did;
upon the two captains of fifties, with their fifties, as recorded in ( 2 Kings 1:9-12 ) This clause was wanting in a certain copy of Beza's, and is not in the Vulgate Latin version; but is in other copies and versions, and by all means to be retained.

Lucas 9:54 In-Context

52 Envió por delante mensajeros, que entraron en un pueblo samaritano para prepararle alojamiento;

53 pero allí la gente no quiso recibirlo porque se dirigía a Jerusalén.

54 Cuando los discípulos Jacobo y Juan vieron esto, le preguntaron:—Señor, ¿quieres que hagamos caer fuego del cielo para que los destruya?

55 Pero Jesús se volvió a ellos y los reprendió.

56 Luego siguieron la jornada a otra aldea.

Footnotes

• [a]. "cielo para" . Var. "cielo, como hizo Elías, para" .