Berean Standard Bible
“When the disciples James and John saw this, they asked, “Lord, do You want us to call down fire from heaven to consume them?””
Jesus is heading toward Jerusalem and sends messengers ahead to a Samaritan village, but the people refuse Him because of His destination. Samaritans and Jews had long been hostile.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
When the disciples James and John saw this, they asked, “Lord, do You want us to call down fire from heaven to consume them?”
World English Bible (WEB)
When his disciples, James and John, saw this, they said, “Lord, do you want us to command fire to come down from the sky, and destroy them, just as Elijah did?”
King James Version (KJV)
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?
American Standard Version (ASV)
And when his disciples James and John saw [this], they said, Lord, wilt thou that we bid fire to come down from heaven, and consume them?
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
And when his disciples, James and John, saw this, they said, Lord, may we send fire from heaven and put an end to them?
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
And his disciples James and John having seen, said, 'Sir, will you that we may command fire to come down from the heaven, and to consume them, as also Elijah did?'
Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Y viendo esto sus discípulos Jacobo y Juan, dijeron: Señor, ¿quieres que mandemos que descienda fuego del cielo, y los consuma, como hizo Elías?
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Cuando Jacobo y Juan, sus discípulos, vieron esto, le preguntaron: ―Señor, ¿quieres que mandemos que caiga fuego del cielo y los destruya?
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