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Butδὲturning,στραφεὶςhe rebukedἐπετίμησενthem.αὐτοῖς
Luke 9:55
Study it in the app“But turning, he rebuked them.”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 9:55, word by word
- turningστραφεὶςstrapheis
turn around
To face round toward someone.
Where else “strapheis” appears- he rebukedἐπετίμησενepetimēsen
rebuke
To scold sharply, even the wind or a demon.
Where else “epetimēsen” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
Many late manuscripts add: “And he said, ‘You do not know what spirit you are of; for the Son of Man did not come to destroy men’s lives but to save them.’”
The context
54And when the disciples James and John saw it, they said, “Lord, do you want us to tell fire to come down from heaven and consume them?”
55 · This verse (above)
56And they went to another village.
To study Luke 9 in a group
1. What it says
When Jesus asks, “Who do you say that I am?”, what do the crowds say, and what does Peter answer? (vv. 18-20)
2. What it means
Jesus says anyone who wants to follow him must deny themselves and take up their cross daily. What reason does he give? (vv. 23-25)
3. How I live it
The disciples argued about who was greatest, and Jesus stood a child beside him (vv. 46-48). Whom could you give more attention to today?