Luke 9:56 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“For the Son of man is not come to destroy men’s lives, but to save them. And they went to another village.”
Luke 9:56 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Luke 9:56 in 6 Bible Translations
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Luke 9:56 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For the Son of Man didn’t come to destroy men’s lives, but to save them.” They went to another village.”
Luke 9:56 — World English Bible
Luke 9:56 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And they went to another village.”
Luke 9:56 — American Standard Version
Luke 9:56 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“for the Son of Man did not come to destroy men's lives, but to save;' and they went on to another village.”
Luke 9:56 — Young's Literal Translation
Luke 9:56 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And they went to another village.”
Luke 9:56 — Darby Translation
Luke 9:56 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For the Sonne of man is not come to destroy mens liues, but to saue them. Then they went to another towne.”
Luke 9:56 — Geneva Bible
Luke 9:56 in Context — Luke 9
54 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?
55 But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of.
56 For the Son of man is not come to destroy men’s lives, but to save them. And they went to another village.
57 And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain man said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
58 And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
What Does Luke 9:56 Mean?
Luke 9:56 is a verse from the Book of Luke, part of the New Testament. It appears in Luke chapter 9. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.
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