Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
And his disciples James and John having seen, said, 'Sir, wilt thou that we may command fire to come down from the heaven, and to consume them, as also Elijah did?'
New American Standard Bible
When His disciples
King James Version
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?
Holman Bible
When the disciples James and John saw this, they said, “Lord, do You want us to call down fire from heaven to consume them?”
International Standard Version
When his disciples James and John observed this rejection, they asked, "Lord, do you want us to call fire down from heaven to destroy them?"
A Conservative Version
And his disciples James and John having seen, they said, Lord, do thou want that we should call fire to come down from the sky, and consume them, as also Elijah did?
American Standard Version
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?
Amplified
When His disciples James and John saw this, they said, “Lord, do You want us to command fire to come down from heaven and destroy them?”
An Understandable Version
And when His disciples James and John saw this, they said [to Him], "Lord, do you want us to call fire down from heaven to burn them up?"
Anderson New Testament
And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said: Lord, is it thy will that we command fire to come down from heaven and destroy them, even as Elijah did?
Bible in Basic English
And when his disciples, James and John, saw this, they said, Lord, may we send fire from heaven and put an end to them?
Common New Testament
And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, "Lord, do you want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them?"
Daniel Mace New Testament
his disciples James and John observing this, said, Lord, shall we command fire to descend from heaven, as Elias did, in order to consume them?
Darby Translation
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?
Godbey New Testament
And the disciples James and John, seeing, said, Lord, do you wish that we may command fire to descend from heaven and consume them?
Goodspeed New Testament
When the disciples, James and John, saw this, they said, "Master, will you have us order fire to come down from heaven and consume them?"
John Wesley New Testament
And his disciples James and John seeing it said, Lord, Wilt thou that we bid fire come down from heaven and consume them, even as Elijah did?
Julia Smith Translation
And his disciples James and John having seen, said, O Lord, wilt thou that we should speak fire to come down from heaven, and destroy them, as also did Elias?
King James 2000
And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, will you that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elijah did?
Lexham Expanded Bible
Now [when] the disciples James and John saw [it], they said, "Lord, do you want us to call fire to come down from heaven and consume them?"
Modern King James verseion
And seeing, His disciples James and John said, Lord, do You desire that we command fire to come down from Heaven and consume them, even as Elijah did?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
When his disciples, James, and John, saw that, they said, "Lord, wilt thou that we command that fire come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elijah did?"
Moffatt New Testament
So when the disciples James and John saw this, they said, "Lord, will you have us bid fire come down from heaven and consume them?"
Montgomery New Testament
And when his disciples, James and John, saw this they said, "Lord, are you willing for us to bid fire come down from heaven and destroy them?" As Elijah did.
NET Bible
Now when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, "Lord, do you want us to call fire to come down from heaven and consume them?"
New Heart English Bible
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?"
Noyes New Testament
And the disciples James and John, on seeing it, said, Lord, wilt thou have us bid fire come down from heaven, and consume them?
Sawyer New Testament
And his disciples James and John seeing it, said, Lord, do you wish us to call fire to come down from heaven and consume them?
The Emphasized Bible
And the disciples James and John, seeing it, said - Lord! wilt thou, that we bid fire come down from heaven, and destroy them?
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And when the disciples James and John saw it, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven and destroy them, just as Elias did?
Twentieth Century New Testament
When James and John saw this, they said: "Master, do you wish us to call for fire to come down from the heavens and consume them?"
Webster
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 Elijah did?
Weymouth New Testament
When the disciples James and John saw this, they said, "Master, do you wish us to order fire to come down from Heaven and consume them?"
Williams New Testament
When the disciples, James and John, saw this, they said, "Lord, do you want us to bid fire come down from heaven and consume them?"
World English Bible
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?"
Worrell New Testament
And, seeing it, His disciples, James and John, said, "Lord, dost Thou wish that we bid fire come down from heaven, and consume them?"
Worsley New Testament
And when his disciples James and John saw it, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven and consume them, as Elias did?
Themes
Apostles » Moral state of, before pentecost
Character transformed » John the vindictive jew
Conversion » Characters transformed by » John the vindictive jew
Elijah » Miracles of » Calls fire down upon the soldiers of ahaziah
Impatience » James and john, at the inhospitality of the samaritans
James » An apostle. Son of zebedee and salome » Bigotry of
John » The apostle » Intolerance of
John, beloved disciple » Facts concerning » Vindictive
Malice » Instances of » James and john toward the samaritans
Presumption » Instances of » James and john, in desiring to call down fire upon the samaritans
Rashness » Instances of » James and john, in desiring to call down fire upon the samaritans
Revenge » Exemplified » James and john
Revenge » Exemplified » By james and john
Interlinear
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and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
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References
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Easton
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 37 Translations in Luke 9:54
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jesus Rejected In A Samaritan Village
53 and they did not receive him, because his face was going on to Jerusalem. 54 And his disciples James and John having seen, said, 'Sir, wilt thou that we may command fire to come down from the heaven, and to consume them, as also Elijah did?' 55 and having turned, he rebuked them, and said, 'Ye have not known of what spirit ye are;
Cross References
2 Kings 1:10-14
And Elijah answereth and speaketh unto the head of the fifty, 'And if I am a man of God, fire doth come down from the heavens, and consume thee and thy fifty;' and fire cometh down from the heavens, and consumeth him and his fifty.
James 1:19-20
So then, my brethren beloved, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger,
James 3:14-18
and if bitter zeal ye have, and rivalry in your heart, glory not, nor lie against the truth;
Acts 4:29-30
'And now, Lord, look upon their threatenings, and grant to Thy servants with all freedom to speak Thy word,
2 Samuel 21:2
And the king calleth for the Gibeonites, and saith unto them -- as to the Gibeonites, they are not of the sons of Israel, but of the remnant of the Amorite, and the sons of Israel had sworn to them, and Saul seeketh to smite them in his zeal for the sons of Israel and Judah --
2 Kings 10:16
and saith, 'Come with me, and look on my zeal for Jehovah;' and they cause him to ride in his chariot.
2 Kings 10:31
And Jehu hath not taken heed to walk in the law of Jehovah, God of Israel, with all his heart, he hath not turned aside from the sins of Jeroboam, that he caused Israel to sin.
Revelation 13:3
And I saw one of its heads as slain to death, and its deadly stroke was healed, and all the earth did wonder after the beast,