Luke 9:51-56

The Samaritans Reject Jesus

51 As the day of His ascension approached, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem.

52 He sent messengers on ahead, who went into a village of the Samaritans to make arrangements for Him.

53 But the people there refused to welcome Him, because He was heading for Jerusalem.

54 When the disciples James and John saw this, they asked, “Lord, do You want us to call down fire from heaven ^[a] to consume them?”

55 But Jesus turned and rebuked them. ^[b]

56 And He and His disciples went on to another village.

Footnotes

• [a] BYZ and TR from heaven, just as Elijah did; see 2 Kings 1:10–12.
• [b] BYZ and TR include and He said, “You do not know what kind of spirit you are of. 56 For the Son of Man did not come to destroy the lives of men, but to save them.”