Luke 9:51-56
Some people in Samaria do not accept Jesus
51 The time came when God would soon take Jesus up to heaven. Jesus knew this, so he began to go towards Jerusalem. 52 He arrived near a village in Samaria. He sent some people into the village with a message. They went to ask for a place to stay for the night. 53 But the people in the village would not let him stay there. This was because he was going to Jerusalem.
9:52Samaria was a region of the country of Israel. It had been a name for the Israelite kingdom in the north. In Jesus' time, the people who lived in Samaria were not Jews.
54 Then James and John heard about what had happened. They asked Jesus, ‘Master, do you want us to ask God to send fire down from the sky? Do you want us to kill these people?’
55 Jesus turned round. He said, ‘No! Do not do that. It would be wrong.’ 56 Then they all went on to another village.
