Luke 9:53

And they did not receive him, because his face was as though he would go to Jerusalem.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
did	ἐδέξαντο edexanto	G1209	to receive (in various applications · verb — aorist middle deponent indicative, 3rd person plural
not	οὐκ ouk	G3756	the absolute negative (compare G3361 (μή)) adverb · particle — negative
receive	δέχομαι déchomai	G1209	to receive (in various applications
him	αὐτὸν auton	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — accusative singular masculine
because	ὅτι hoti	G3754	demonstrative · conjunction
his	αὐτοῦ autou	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive singular masculine
face	πρόσωπον prosōpon	G4383	the front (as being towards view) · noun — nominative singular neuter
was	ἦν ēn	G2258	I (thou
go	πορευόμενον poreuomenon	G4198	to traverse · verb — present middle or passive deponent participle, nominative singular neuter
to	εἰς eis	G1519	to or into (indicating the point reached or entered) · preposition
Jerusalem	Ἰερουσαλήμ. Ierousalēm	G2419	Hierusalem (i.e. Jerushalem) · noun — accusative singular feminine, a place

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Cross-references

John 4:9 Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews ha…
John 4:40-42 So when the Samaritans were come unto him, they besought him that he would tarry with them: and he abode there two days.
Luke 9:48 And said unto them, Whosoever shall receive this child in my name receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me receiveth him that sent me: f…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 9:51-56

This passage of story we have not in any other of the evangelists, and it seems to come in here for the sake of its affinity with that next before, for in this also Christ rebuked his disciples, because they envied for his sake. There, under colour of zeal for Christ, they were for silencing and restraining separatists: here, under the same colour, they were for putting infidels to death; and, as for that, so for this also, Christ reprimanded them, for a spirit of bigotry and persecution is directly contrary to the spirit of Christ and Christianity. Observe here, I. The readiness and resolution of our Lord Jesus, in prosecuting his great undertaking for our redemption and salvation. Of this…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 9:53

did not receive him, because, &c.--The Galileans, in going to the festivals at Jerusalem, usually took the Samaritan route [JOSEPHUS, Antiquities, 20.6.1], and yet seem to have met with no such inhospitality. But if they were asked to prepare quarters for the Messiah, in the person of one whose "face was as though He would go to Jerusalem," their national prejudices would be raised at so marked a slight upon their claims. (See on Joh 4:20).

Adam Clarke on Luke 9:53

His face was - They saw he was going up to Jerusalem to keep the feast; (it was the feast of tabernacles, Joh 7:2); and knowing him thereby to be a Jew, they would afford nothing for his entertainment; for, in religious matters, the Samaritans and Jews had no dealings: see Joh 4:9. The Samaritans were a kind of mongrel heathens; they feared Jehovah, and served other gods, Kg2 17:34. They apostatized from the true religion, and persecuted those who were attached to it. See an account of them, Mat 16:1 (note). Those only who have deserted the truth of God, or who are uninfluenced by it, hate them who embrace and act by it. When a man has once decidedly taken the road to heaven, he can have but…

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John Gill on Luke 9:53

The Church Fathers

Or the Samaritans see that our Lord is going to Jerusalem, and do not receive Him. For the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans, (John 4:9.) as John shows.
— Bede ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

And they did not receive him, because his face was set to go to Jerusalem. Because the Samaritans saw he was going to Jerusalem, they did not receive the Lord. For the Jews do not associate with Samaritans, as the Evangelist John shows.
— Bede, On the Gospel of Luke

Mark that He was unwilling to be received by those who He knew had not turned to Him with a simple heart. For if He had wished, He might have made them devout, who were undevout. But God calls those whom He thinks worthy, and whom He wills He makes religious. But why they did not receive Him the Evangelist mentions, saying, Because his face was as if he would go to Jerusalem.
— Ambrose of Milan ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

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Dictionary and topics

Apostle — A person sent by another; a messenger; envoy. This word is once used as a descriptive designation of Jesus Christ, the Sent of the Father (Heb. 3:1; John 20:21). It is, however, generally used as…
Samaritans — The name given to the new and mixed inhabitants whom Esarhaddon (B.C. 677), the king of Assyria, brought from Babylon and other places and settled in the cities of Samaria, instead of the original…
Bigotry · .Of the Samaritans in refusing to receive Jesus — .Of the Samaritans in refusing to receive Jesus
Inhospitableness · . — .
Retaliation · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Samaria, Modern · Inhabitants of: Had no intercourse or dealings with the Jews — Inhabitants of: Had no intercourse or dealings with the Jews
Strife · Christ, an example of avoiding — Christ, an example of avoiding

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Luke 9:53

Word by word — the Greek

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 9:51-56

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 9:53

Adam Clarke on Luke 9:53

John Gill on Luke 9:53

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Luke 9:53

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 9:51-56

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 9:53

Adam Clarke on Luke 9:53

John Gill on Luke 9:53

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Luke 9:49-56

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Luke 9:52-53