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Luke 9:55

Luke 9:55
But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And Jesus said unto him, foxes have holes,.... Both the words of this man to Christ, and Christ's answer to him, are exactly the same as in Matthew, which makes it look as if it was the same history;…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of - You suppose that you are actuated by a proper love for me; but you know not yourselves. It is rather a love of revenge; rather revengeful feelings toward…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of - Ye do not consider that the present is a dispensation of infinite mercy and love; and that the design of God is not to destroy sinners, but to give them…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Luke 9:51-56

This passage of story we have not in any other of the evangelists, and it seems to come in here for the sake of its affinity with that next before, for in this also Christ rebuked his disciples,…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of The whole of this passage down to "save them" is omitted in K, A, B, C, and other manuscripts; but it is impossible to doubt its genuineness, because it…