Luke 9:54

Contemporary English Version 1995

When the disciples James and John saw what was happening, they asked, “Lord, do you want us to call down fire from heaven to destroy these people?”

Cross References

Revelation 13:3

One of its heads seemed to have been fatally wounded, but now it was well. Everyone on earth marveled at this beast,

2 Kings 10:31

But Jehu did not completely obey the commands of the Lord God of Israel. Instead, he kept doing the sinful things that Jeroboam had caused the Israelites to do.

2 Samuel 21:2

The Gibeonites were not Israelites; they were descendants of the Amorites. The people of Israel had promised not to kill them, but Saul had tried to kill them because he wanted Israel and Judah to control all the land. David had the Gibeonites come, and he talked with them.

2 Kings 10:16

and said, “Come with me and see how faithful I am to the Lord.” They rode together in Jehu's chariot

2 Samuel 16:9

Abishai said, “Your Majesty, this man is as useless as a dead dog! He shouldn't be allowed to curse you. Let me go over and chop off his head.”

2 Kings 1:9

So at once he sent an army officer and 50 soldiers to meet Elijah. Elijah was sitting on top of a hill at the time. The officer went up to him and said, “Man of God, the king orders you to come down and talk with him.”

Mark 3:17

There were also James and John, the two sons of Zebedee. Jesus called them Boanerges, which means “Thunderbolts.”

Luke 9:55

But Jesus turned and corrected them for what they had said.

Revelation 13:13

It worked mighty miracles, and while people watched, it even made fire come down from the sky.

Ecclesiastes 3:3

for killing and healing, destroying and building,