Luke 9:54

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James and John, the followers of Jesus, saw this. They said, “Lord, do you want us to call fire down from heaven and destroy those people?”

Cross References

Revelation 13:3

One of the heads of the beast looked as if it had been wounded and killed, but the death wound was healed. All the people in the world were amazed, and they all followed the beast.

2 Kings 10:31

But Jehu was not careful to follow the law of the Lord with all his heart. Jehu did not stop committing the sins of Jeroboam that caused Israel to sin.

2 Samuel 21:2

(The Gibeonites were not Israelites. They were a group of Amorites. The Israelites had promised not to hurt them, but Saul tried to kill the Gibeonites. He did this because of his strong feelings for the people of Israel and Judah.) King David called the Gibeonites together and talked to them.

2 Kings 10:16

Jehu said, “Come with me. You can see how strong my feelings are for the Lord.” So Jehonadab rode in Jehu’s chariot.

2 Samuel 16:9

Abishai son of Zeruiah said to the king, “Why should this dying dog curse you, my lord the king? Let me go over and cut off Shimei’s head.”

2 Kings 1:9

Ahaziah sent a captain and 50 men to Elijah. The captain went to Elijah, who was sitting on top of a hill. The captain said to Elijah, “Man of God, the king says, ‘Come down!’”

Mark 3:17

James and his brother John, the sons of Zebedee (the ones Jesus named Boanerges, which means “Sons of Thunder”),

Luke 9:55

But Jesus turned and criticized them for saying this.

Revelation 13:13

The second beast did great miracles. He even made fire come down from heaven to earth while people were watching.

Ecclesiastes 3:3

There is a time to kill and a time to heal. There is a time to destroy and a time to build.