But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of.
Parallel translations
- WEB But he turned and rebuked them, “You don’t know of what kind of spirit you are.
- BSB But Jesus turned and rebuked them.
- NKJV But He turned and rebuked them, and said, “You do not know what manner of spirit you are of.
- NASB But He turned and rebuked them.
- NLT But Jesus turned and rebuked them.
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Jesus turns and rebukes them, saying they do not know what kind of spirit they are of. He corrects their vengeful attitude as contrary to His own.
Overview
Jesus rejects the desire for destructive retaliation, exposing the wrong spirit behind it. Rather than condemning the Samaritans, He shows patience and mercy. The rebuke teaches that His followers must reflect His own gracious, saving disposition, not a vindictive one.
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Cross-references · 22
- Matt 16:23But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.
- Job 2:10But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.
- Rev 3:19As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
- 1 Pet 3:9Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.
- Job 26:4To whom hast thou uttered words? and whose spirit came from thee?
- Matt 26:51And, behold, one of them which were with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and struck a servant of the high priest’s, and smote off his ear.
- Job 31:29–31If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him:
- Jer 17:9The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?
- 1 Sam 26:8–11Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered thine enemy into thine hand this day: now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear even to the earth at once, and I will not smite him the second time.
- Matt 26:41Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
- Num 20:10–12And Moses and Aaron gathered the congregation together before the rock, and he said unto them, Hear now, ye rebels; must we fetch you water out of this rock?
- Job 34:4–9Let us choose to us judgment: let us know among ourselves what is good.
- Jas 3:10Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.
- Matt 26:33Peter answered and said unto him, Though all men shall be offended because of thee, yet will I never be offended.
- 2 Sam 19:22And David said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah, that ye should this day be adversaries unto me? shall there any man be put to death this day in Israel? for do not I know that I am this day king over Israel?
- Job 42:6Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.
- Job 35:2–4Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is more than God’s?
- Acts 23:3–5Then said Paul unto him, God shall smite thee, thou whited wall: for sittest thou to judge me after the law, and commandest me to be smitten contrary to the law?
- 1 Sam 24:4–7And the men of David said unto him, Behold the day of which the LORD said unto thee, Behold, I will deliver thine enemy into thine hand, that thou mayest do to him as it shall seem good unto thee. Then David arose, and cut off the skirt of Saul’s robe privily.
- Prov 9:8Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
- Acts 26:9–11I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
- John 16:9Of sin, because they believe not on me;
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