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53 But the people there would not receive him, because it was clear that he was on his way to Jerusalem. 54 (A)When the disciples James and John saw this, they said, “Lord, do you want us to call fire down from heaven to destroy them?”[a]

55 Jesus turned and rebuked them.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 9:54 Some manuscripts add as Elijah did.
  2. Luke 9:55 Some manuscripts add and said, “You don't know what kind of a Spirit you belong to; for the Son of Man did not come to destroy human lives, but to save them.”

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