Luke 9:54

Plain English Version

James and John, 2 of Jesus’s special workers, heard what they said, then those 2 men said to Jesus, “Can we ask God to send fire down from the sky and kill all those people? Do you want us to do that?”

Cross References

2 Samuel 16:9

One of David’s boss soldiers was Abishai. He was the son of Zeruiah, David’s sister. He said, “Boss. That man is no good. He can’t swear at you like that. Let me cut off his head.”

Luke 9:55

Jesus turned around and said, “No. That is very wrong. Don’t do it.”