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Selected Verse: Luke 9:54 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
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| Lu 9:54 |
Strong Concordance |
And [1161] when his [846] disciples [3101] James [2385] and [2532] John [2491] saw [1492] this, they said [2036], Lord [2962], wilt thou [2309] that we command [2036] fire [4442] to come down [2597] from [575] heaven [3772], and [2532] consume [355] them [846], even [2532] as [5613] Elias [2243] did [4160]? |
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King James |
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? |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
James and John--not Peter, as we should have expected, but those "sons of thunder" (Mar 3:17), who afterwards wanted to have all the highest honors of the Kingdom to themselves, and the younger of whom had been rebuked already for his exclusiveness (Luk 9:49-50). Yet this was "the disciple whom Jesus loved," while the other willingly drank of His Lord's bitter cup. (See on Mar 10:38-40; and Act 12:2). That same fiery zeal, in a mellowed and hallowed form, in the beloved disciple, we find in Jo1 5:10; Jo3 1:10.
fire . . . as Elias--a plausible case, occurring also in Samaria (Kg2 1:10-12). |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
James and John - They were called Boanerges - sons of thunder - probably on account of their energy and power in preaching the gospel, or of their vehement and rash zeal - a remarkable example of which we have in this instance, Mar 3:17.
Wilt thou ... - The insult had been offered to Jesus, their friend, and they felt it; but their zeal was rash and their spirit bad. Vengeance belongs to God: it was not theirs to attempt it.
Fire from heaven - Lightning, to consume them.
As Elias did - By this they wished to justify their zeal. Perhaps, while they were speaking, they saw Jesus look at them with disapprobation, and to vindicate themselves they referred to the case of Elijah. The case is recorded in Kg2 1:10-12. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| As Elisha did - At or near this very place, which might put it into the minds of the apostles to make the motion now, rather than at any other time or place, where Christ had received the like affront. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| That we command fire - Vengeance belongs to the Lord. What we suffer for his sake, should be left to himself to reprove or punish. The insult is offered to him, not to us. See the note on Mar 3:17. |
10 And Elijah [0452] answered [06030] and said [01696] to the captain [08269] of fifty [02572], If I be a man [0376] of God [0430], then let fire [0784] come down [03381] from heaven [08064], and consume [0398] thee and thy fifty [02572]. And there came down [03381] fire [0784] from heaven [08064], and consumed [0398] him and his fifty [02572].
11 Again [07725] also he sent [07971] unto him another [0312] captain [08269] of fifty [02572] with his fifty [02572]. And he answered [06030] and said [01696] unto him, O man [0376] of God [0430], thus hath the king [04428] said [0559], Come down [03381] quickly [04120].
12 And Elijah [0452] answered [06030] and said [01696] unto them, If I be a man [0376] of God [0430], let fire [0784] come down [03381] from heaven [08064], and consume [0398] thee and thy fifty [02572]. And the fire [0784] of God [0430] came down [03381] from heaven [08064], and consumed [0398] him and his fifty [02572].
10 Wherefore [1223] [5124], if [1437] I come [2064], I will remember [5279] his [846] deeds [2041] which [3739] he doeth [4160], prating against [5396] us [2248] with malicious [4190] words [3056]: and [2532] not [3361] content [714] therewith [1909] [5125], neither [3777] doth [1926] he himself [846] receive [1926] the brethren [80], and [2532] forbiddeth [2967] them that would [1014], and [2532] casteth [1544] them out of [1537] the church [1577].
10 He that believeth [4100] on [1519] the Son [5207] of God [2316] hath [2192] the witness [3141] in [1722] himself [1438]: he that believeth [4100] not [3361] God [2316] hath made [4160] him [846] a liar [5583]; because [3754] he believeth [4100] not [3756] [1519] the record [3141] that [3739] God [2316] gave [3140] of [4012] his [846] Son [5207].
2 And [1161] he killed [337] James [2385] the brother [80] of John [2491] with the sword [3162].
38 But [1161] Jesus [2424] said [2036] unto them [846], Ye know [1492] not [3756] what [5101] ye ask [154]: can ye [1410] drink [4095] of the cup [4221] that [3739] I [1473] drink of [4095]? and [2532] be baptized [907] with the baptism [908] that [3739] I [1473] am baptized with [907]?
39 And [1161] they said [2036] unto him [846], We can [1410]. And [1161] Jesus [2424] said [2036] unto them [846], Ye shall [4095] indeed [3303] drink [4095] of the cup [4221] that [3739] I [1473] drink of [4095]; and [2532] with the baptism [908] that [3739] I [1473] am baptized withal [907] shall ye be baptized [907]:
40 But [1161] to sit [2523] on [1537] my [3450] right hand [1188] and [2532] on [1537] my [3450] left hand [2176] is [2076] not [3756] mine [1699] to give [1325]; but [235] it shall be given to them for whom [3739] it is prepared [2090].
49 And [1161] John [2491] answered [611] and said [2036], Master [1988], we saw [1492] one [5100] casting out [1544] devils [1140] in [1909] thy [4675] name [3686]; and [2532] we forbad [2967] him [846], because [3754] he followeth [190] not [3756] with [3326] us [2257].
50 And [2532] Jesus [2424] said [2036] unto [4314] him [846], Forbid [2967] him not [3361]: for [1063] he [3739] that is [2076] not [3756] against [2596] us [2257] is [2076] for [5228] us [2257].
17 And [2532] James [2385] the son [3588] of Zebedee [2199], and [2532] John [2491] the brother [80] of James [2385]; and [2532] he surnamed [2007] [3686] them [846] Boanerges [993], which is [3603], The sons [5207] of thunder [1027]:
10 And Elijah [0452] answered [06030] and said [01696] to the captain [08269] of fifty [02572], If I be a man [0376] of God [0430], then let fire [0784] come down [03381] from heaven [08064], and consume [0398] thee and thy fifty [02572]. And there came down [03381] fire [0784] from heaven [08064], and consumed [0398] him and his fifty [02572].
11 Again [07725] also he sent [07971] unto him another [0312] captain [08269] of fifty [02572] with his fifty [02572]. And he answered [06030] and said [01696] unto him, O man [0376] of God [0430], thus hath the king [04428] said [0559], Come down [03381] quickly [04120].
12 And Elijah [0452] answered [06030] and said [01696] unto them, If I be a man [0376] of God [0430], let fire [0784] come down [03381] from heaven [08064], and consume [0398] thee and thy fifty [02572]. And the fire [0784] of God [0430] came down [03381] from heaven [08064], and consumed [0398] him and his fifty [02572].
17 And [2532] James [2385] the son [3588] of Zebedee [2199], and [2532] John [2491] the brother [80] of James [2385]; and [2532] he surnamed [2007] [3686] them [846] Boanerges [993], which is [3603], The sons [5207] of thunder [1027]:
17 And [2532] James [2385] the son [3588] of Zebedee [2199], and [2532] John [2491] the brother [80] of James [2385]; and [2532] he surnamed [2007] [3686] them [846] Boanerges [993], which is [3603], The sons [5207] of thunder [1027]: