Luke 9:54

Updated: June 3, 2025
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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?”
World English Bible (WEB)
And{G1161} when his{G846} disciples{G3101} James{G2385} and{G2532} John{G2491} saw{G1492}{(G5631)} this, they said{G2036}{(G5627)}, Lord{G2962}, wilt thou{G2309}{(G5719)} that we command{G2036}{(G5632)} fire{G4442} to come down{G2597}{(G5629)} from{G575} heaven{G3772}, and{G2532} consume{G355}{(G5658)} them{G846}, even{G2532} as{G5613} Elias{G2243} did{G4160}{(G5656)}?
KJV with Strongs
(54) But His disciples, Yaakov and Yochanan saw and said, "אָדוֹן Adonai, do You want us to command fire to come down from the sky and consume them?"
The F.O.G
James and John, furious at this rejection, asked, "Lord, should we call down fire from heaven to destroy them?"
The F.O.G Paraphrase
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?’
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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