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Luke 9:54–55

54 And when his disciples James and John saw it, they said, “Lord, do you want us to tell qfire to come down from heaven and consume them?”5 55 But he turned and rebuked them.6

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Luke 9:54–55 — The New International Version (NIV)

54 When the disciples James and John saw this, they asked, “Lord, do you want us to call fire down from heaven to destroy them?” 55 But Jesus turned and rebuked them.

Luke 9:54–55 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

54 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? 55 But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of.

Luke 9:54–55 — New Living Translation (NLT)

54 When James and John saw this, they said to Jesus, “Lord, should we call down fire from heaven to burn them up?” 55 But Jesus turned and rebuked them.

Luke 9:54–55 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

54 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, just as Elijah did?”

55 But He turned and rebuked them, and said, You do not know what manner of spirit you are of.

Luke 9:54–55 — New Century Version (NCV)

54 When James and John, followers of Jesus, saw this, they said, “Lord, do you want us to call fire down from heaven and destroy those people?”

55 But Jesus turned and scolded them. And Jesus said, “You don’t know what kind of spirit you belong to.

Luke 9:54–55 — American Standard Version (ASV)

54 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? 55 But he turned, and rebuked them.

Luke 9:54–55 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

54 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? 55 But turning he rebuked them and said, Ye know not of what spirit ye are.

Luke 9:54–55 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

54 James and John, his disciples, saw this. They asked, “Lord, do you want us to call down fire from heaven to burn them up?” 

55 But he turned and corrected them.

Luke 9:54–55 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

54 When the disciples James and John saw this, they said, “Lord, do You want us to call down fire from heaven to consume them?”

55 But He turned and rebuked them,

Luke 9:54–55 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

54 When his disciples James and John saw it, they said, “Lord, do you want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them?” 55 But he turned and rebuked them.

Luke 9:54–55 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

54 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?” 55 But he turned around and rebuked them,

Luke 9:54–55 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

54 The disciples James and John saw this. They asked, “Lord, do you want us to call down fire from heaven to destroy them?”

55 But Jesus turned and commanded them not to do it.

Luke 9:54–55 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

54 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?”

55 But He turned and rebuked them, and said, You do not know what kind of spirit you are of;


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