Luke 9:55

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

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
But	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
turned	στραφεὶς strapheis	G4762	to twist · verb — second aorist passive participle, nominative singular masculine
rebuked	ἐπετίμησεν epetimēsen	G2008	to tax upon · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
them	αὐτοῖς autois	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — dative plural masculine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
said	εἶπεν, eipen	G2036	to speak or say (by word or writing) · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
Ye know	εἴδω eídō	G1492	used only in certain past tenses
not	οὐκ ouk	G3756	the absolute negative (compare G3361 (μή)) adverb · particle — negative
what manner	οἵου oiou	G3634	such or what sort of (as a correlation or exclamation) · correlative pronoun — genitive singular neuter
of spirit	πνεύματός pneumatos	G4151	a current of air · noun — genitive singular neuter
ye	ὑμεῖς hymeîs	G5210	you (as subjective of verb)
are	ἐστέ esté	G2075	ye are
of	πνεῦμα pneûma	G4151	a current of air

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Cross-references

Job 2:10 But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not r…
Job 26:4 To whom hast thou uttered words? and whose spirit came from thee?
Matthew 16:23 But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God…
1 Peter 3:9 Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit…
Revelation 3:19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
Job 31:29-31 If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him:
Jeremiah 17:9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?
Matthew 26:51 And, behold, one of them which were with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and struck a servant of the high priest’s, and sm…

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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 9:55

know not what . . . spirit--The thing ye demand, though in keeping with the legal, is unsuited to the genius of the evangelical dispensation. The sparks of unholy indignation would seize readily enough on this example of Elias, though our Lord's rebuke (as is plain from Luk 9:56) is directed to the principle involved rather than the animal heat which doubtless prompted the reference. "It is a golden sentence of Tillotson, Let us never do anything for religion which is contrary to religion" [WEBSTER and WILKINSON].

Adam Clarke on Luke 9:55

Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of - Ye do not consider that the present is a dispensation of infinite mercy and love; and that the design of God is not to destroy sinners, but to give them space to repent, that he may save them unto eternal life. And ye do not consider that the zeal which you feel springs from an evil principle, being more concerned for your own honor than for the honor of God. The disciples of that Christ who died for his enemies should never think of avenging themselves on their persecutors.

John Gill on Luke 9:55

But he turned and rebuked them,.... He turned himself about to them, and looking upon them with a stern countenance, sharply reproved them for their intemperate zeal, their passion of wrath, and anger, and desire of revenge: and said, ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of; or do not consider that this is not the true spirit of zeal, but of anger and revenge; and is not agreeable to the spirit of the meek and humble followers of Christ, or to the Spirit of God, and those gifts of his bestowed on them, nor to the spirit of the Gospel dispensation: so good men, for want of attention, may not know sometimes from what spirit they act; taking that for a good one, which is a very bad one; be…

The Church Fathers

The Lord blames them, not for following the example of the holy Prophet, but for their ignorance in taking vengeance while they were yet inexperienced, perceiving that they did not desire correction from love, but vengeance from hatred.
— Bede ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

For their benefit, he rebuked the disciples and gently restrained the sharpness of their wrath, not permitting them to grumble violently against those who sinned. He rather persuaded them to be patient and to cherish a mind that is unmovable by anything like this.
— Cyril of Alexandria, COMMENTARY ON LUKE, HOMILY 56

Christ rebuked them for their own good when they were enraged beyond measure at the hatred of the Samaritans. He did this so they might learn that as ministers of the divine tidings, they must rather be full of longsuffering and gentleness, not revengeful. They must not be given to wrath or savagely attack those who offend them.
— Cyril of Alexandria, COMMENTARY ON LUKE, HOMILY 56

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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…
Persecution — The first great persecution for religious opinion of which we have any record was that which broke out against the worshippers of God among the Jews in the days of Ahab, when that king, at the…
Apostles · Moral state of, before Pentecost — Moral state of, before Pentecost
Retaliation · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Revenge · Rebuked by Jesus — Rebuked by Jesus
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 9:55

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 9:51-56

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 9:55

Adam Clarke on Luke 9:55

John Gill on Luke 9:55

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Luke 9:55

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 9:51-56

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 9:55

Adam Clarke on Luke 9:55

John Gill on Luke 9:55

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Luke 9:49-56

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Luke 9:54