Luk 9:54 | TNotes | STEP | 9:54 call down fire from heaven to burn them up: Some manuscripts add as Elijah did. Three times, Elijah called down fire from heaven against the enemies of God (1 Kgs 18:38 ; 2 Kgs 1:1-17 ). In their zeal, James and John wanted to do the same.

b1 Kgs 18:38►

c2 Kgs 1:1-17►

‏ Luke 9:54

9:54 ^a call down fire from heaven to burn them up: Some manuscripts add as Elijah did. Three times, Elijah called down fire from heaven against the enemies of God (1 Kgs 18:38 ^b; 2 Kgs 1:1-17 ^c). In their zeal, James and John wanted to do the same.