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53 But the people there would not welcome Jesus because he was going toward Jerusalem. 54 James and John, the followers of Jesus, saw this. They said, “Lord, do you want us to call fire down from heaven and destroy those people?”[a]

55 But Jesus turned and criticized them for saying this.[b]

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  1. Luke 9:54 Some Greek copies add “as Elijah did?”
  2. Luke 9:55 Some Greek copies add “And he said, ‘You don’t know what kind of spirit you belong to. 56 The Son of Man did not come to destroy people’s lives but to save them.’”

53 but the people there did not welcome him, because he was heading for Jerusalem. 54 When the disciples James and John(A) saw this, they asked, “Lord, do you want us to call fire down from heaven to destroy them[a]?”(B) 55 But Jesus turned and rebuked them.

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  1. Luke 9:54 Some manuscripts them, just as Elijah did