Lucas 9:56

56 Luego^[a] siguieron la jornada a otra aldea.

Lucas 9:56 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 9:56

For the son of man
Meaning himself, in his state of humiliation:

is not come to destroy men's lives;
the word "men's" is omitted in the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, and Persic versions: and both words, "men's lives", are left out in the Arabic version:

but to save them;
as they might easily observe, by his casting out devils from the bodies of men, and healing all sorts of diseases: and therefore, though it was agreeably to the legal dispensation, and the times of Elijah, to punish offenders in such a manner, it was not agreeably to the Gospel dispensation, and to the ends of the Messiah's coming into the world: so far in this verse, and the latter part of the former verse, are left out in five ancient copies of Beza's, and in the Ethiopic version, but are in the rest of the Eastern versions, and in other copies, and are rightly retained:

and they went to another village;
in Samaria, more civil and courteous, and less prejudiced, and where they got lodging and entertainment.

Lucas 9:56 In-Context

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.

57 Iban por el camino cuando alguien le dijo:—Te seguiré a dondequiera que vayas.

58 —Las zorras tienen madrigueras y las aves tienen nidos —le respondió Jesús—, pero el Hijo del hombre no tiene dónde recostar la cabeza.

Footnotes

• [a]. "reprendió. " 56?"Luego" . Var. "reprendió. / —Ustedes no saben de qué espíritu son —les dijo—, " 56?"porque el Hijo del Hombre no vino para destruir la vida de las personas sino para salvarla. / Luego" .