Luke 9:54 — compare English translations
Compare translationsLuke 9:54 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
ἰδόντες
horáō
G3708
to see
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
οἱ
ho
G3588
the
μαθηταὶ
mathētḗs
G3101
disciple
Ἰάκωβος
Iákōbos
G2385
James
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
Ἰωάννης
Iōánnēs
G2491
John
εἶπαν
légō
G3004
to say
κύριε
kýrios
G2962
Lord
θέλεις
thélō
G2309
to will
εἴπωμεν
légō
G3004
to say
πῦρ
pŷr
G4442
fire
καταβῆναι
katabaínō
G2597
to descend
ἀπὸ
apó
G575
from
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
οὐρανοῦ
ouranós
G3772
heaven
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἀναλῶσαι
analískō
G355
to consume
αὐτούς
autós
G846
he
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World English Bible Public Domain
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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King James Version Public Domain
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?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the disciples James and John, having seen this, said, “Lord, do you want us to tell fire to come down from heaven and consume them?”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).