Luke 9:54 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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?”
Luke 9:54 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Luke 9:54 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Luke 9:54 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Luke 9:54 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“When his disciples, James and John, saw this, they said, “Lord, do you want us to command fire to come down from the sky and destroy them, just as Elijah did?””
Luke 9:54 — World English Bible
Luke 9:54 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we bid fire to come down from heaven, and consume them?”
Luke 9:54 — American Standard Version
Luke 9:54 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And his disciples James and John having seen, said, `Sir, wilt thou <FI>that<Fi> we may command fire to come down from the heaven, and to consume them, as also Elijah did?'”
Luke 9:54 — Young's Literal Translation
Luke 9:54 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And his disciples James and John seeing [it] said, Lord, wilt thou that we speak [that] fire come down from heaven and consume them, as also Elias did?”
Luke 9:54 — Darby Translation
Luke 9:54 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And when his disciples, Iames and Iohn sawe it, they saide, Lord, wilt thou that we commaund, that fire come downe from heauen, and consume them, euen as Elias did?”
Luke 9:54 — Geneva Bible
Luke 9:54 in Context — Luke 9
52 Il envoya devant lui des messagers, qui se mirent en route et entrèrent dans un bourg des Samaritains, pour lui préparer un logement.
53 Mais on ne le reçut pas, parce qu’il se dirigeait sur Jérusalem.
54 Les disciples Jacques et Jean, voyant cela, dirent: Seigneur, veux-tu que nous commandions que le feu descende du ciel et les consume?
55 Jésus se tourna vers eux, et les réprimanda, disant: Vous ne savez de quel esprit vous êtes animés.
56 Car le Fils de l’homme est venu, non pour perdre les âmes des hommes, mais pour les sauver. Et ils allèrent dans un autre bourg.
What Does Luke 9:54 Mean?
Luke 9:54 is a verse from the Book of Luke, part of the New Testament. It appears in Luke chapter 9. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.
Also explore: Bible verses by topic | Read the full Bible free