Luke 9:54

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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?|

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Luke 9:54 in Bible Translations

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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 Bible (KJV)Read Luke 9:54 in 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)Read Luke 9:54 in 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?

Douay Rheims Bible (DRB)Read Luke 9:54 in DRB →

And when his disciples James and John had seen this, they said: Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them?

Darby Bible Translation (DBT)Read Luke 9:54 in DBT →

And his disciples James and John seeing it said, Lord, wilt thou that we speak that fire come down from heaven and consume them, as also Elias did?

English Revised Version (ERV)Read Luke 9:54 in ERV →

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?

Webster Bible Translation (WBT)Read Luke 9:54 in WBT →

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 Elijah did?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)Read Luke 9:54 in YLT →

And his disciples James and John having seen, said, 'Sir, wilt thou that we may command fire to come down from the heaven, and to consume them, as also Elijah did?'

American King James Version (AKJV)Read Luke 9:54 in AKJV →

And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, will you that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did?

Weymouth New Testament (WNT)Read Luke 9:54 in WNT →

When the disciples James and John saw this, they said, |Master, do you wish us to order fire to come down from Heaven and consume them?|

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Luke 9:54 in Bible Translations

World English Bible (WEB)

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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 Bible (KJV)Read Luke 9:54 in 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)Read Luke 9:54 in 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?

Douay Rheims Bible (DRB)Read Luke 9:54 in DRB →

And when his disciples James and John had seen this, they said: Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them?

Darby Bible Translation (DBT)Read Luke 9:54 in DBT →

And his disciples James and John seeing it said, Lord, wilt thou that we speak that fire come down from heaven and consume them, as also Elias did?

English Revised Version (ERV)Read Luke 9:54 in ERV →

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?

Webster Bible Translation (WBT)Read Luke 9:54 in WBT →

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 Elijah did?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)Read Luke 9:54 in YLT →

And his disciples James and John having seen, said, 'Sir, wilt thou that we may command fire to come down from the heaven, and to consume them, as also Elijah did?'

American King James Version (AKJV)Read Luke 9:54 in AKJV →

And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, will you that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did?

Weymouth New Testament (WNT)Read Luke 9:54 in WNT →

When the disciples James and John saw this, they said, |Master, do you wish us to order fire to come down from Heaven and consume them?|

Read Luke 9:54 in Other Translations

KJV ASV DRB DBT ERV WBT YLT AKJV WNT

About Bible Translations

Different translations use various approaches: formal equivalence (word-for-word), dynamic equivalence (thought-for-thought), and paraphrase. Each has strengths for different study purposes.

Learn about translation methods →King James Version →American Standard Version →