King James Version
What Does Luke 9:53 Mean?
“And they did not receive him, because his face was as though he would go to Jerusalem.”
Context
51
And it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem,
52
And sent messengers before his face: and they went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him.
53
And they did not receive him, because his face was as though he would go to Jerusalem.
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.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(53) **They did not receive him.**—The reason thus given exactly agrees with what has been stated above. It will be remembered that when He had visited Samaria before, it was on His return, not directly from Jerusalem, but from some unknown region of Judæa where He had been baptising (John 3:22; John 4:3).
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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