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Luke 9:53
Luke 9:53 is verse 53 of Luke chapter 9, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
But the people there refused to welcome Him, because He was heading for Jerusalem.
King James Version
And they did not receive him, because his face was as though he would go to Jerusalem.
World English Bible
They didn’t receive him, because he was traveling with his face set toward Jerusalem.
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Luke 9:51–55 · Berean Standard Bible
51 As the day of His ascension approached, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem.
52 He sent messengers on ahead, who went into a village of the Samaritans to make arrangements for Him.
53 But the people there refused to welcome Him, because He was heading for Jerusalem.
54 When the disciples James and John saw this, they asked, “Lord, do You want us to call down fire from heaven to consume them?”
55 But Jesus turned and rebuked them.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Luke 9:48And He said to them, “Whoever welcomes this little child in My name welcomes Me, and whoever welcomes Me welcomes the One who sent Me. For whoever is the least among all of you, he is the greatest.”
John 4:9“You are a Jew,” said the woman. “How can You ask for a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?” (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.)
John 4:40So when the Samaritans came to Him, they asked Him to stay with them, and He stayed two days.
John 4:41And many more believed because of His message.
John 4:42They said to the woman, “We now believe not only because of your words; we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man truly is the Savior of the world.”