Luke 9:55

Luke 9:55

53 But ^athey did not receive Him, because His face was set for the journey to Jerusalem.

54 And when His disciples ^aJames and John saw this, they said, “Lord, do You want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them,¹ just as ^bElijah did?”

55 But He turned and rebuked them,¹ and said, “You do not know what manner of ^aspirit you are of.

56 For ^athe Son of Man did not come to destroy men’s lives but to save them.” And they went to another village.

The Cost of Discipleship

57 ^aNow it happened as they journeyed on the road, that someone said to Him, “Lord, I will follow You wherever You go.”

Commentaries:

Barnes' Notes

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Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of - You suppose that you are actuated by a proper love for me; but you know not yourselves. It is rather a love of revenge; rather revengeful feelings toward the "Samaritans" than proper feelings toward "me." We learn here:

1.That "apparent" zeal for God may be only improper opposition toward our fellow-men.

2.That people, when they wish to honor God, should examine their spirit, and see if there is not lying at the bottom of their professed zeal for God some bad feeling toward their fellow-men.

3.That the highest opposition which Jesus met with was not inconsistent with "his" loving those who opposed him, and with his seeking to do them good.

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Jonah 4:4
1 Corinthians 14:14

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