King James Version

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?

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “of him” (αὐτοῦ) before James here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “as and Elijah did” (ὡς καὶ Ἠλίας ἐποίησεν;) after them here.

ἰδόντεςidontesseeὁράω (horáō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “see”, a single actionG3708I see, look upon, experience, perceive, discern, beware.This verse uses “see”.Strong’s files this form under G1492 (εἴδω, see/know).sawδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.μαθηταὶmathētaidiscipleμαθητής (mathētēs)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “disciple”, the subject formG3101a learner, disciple, pupil.This verse uses “disciple”.ἸάκωβοςiakōbosJamesἸάκωβοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “James”, the subject formG2385James, (a) the Small, son of Alphaeus, and one of the Twelve, (b) half-brother of Jesus, (c) father (?) of Jude, (d) son of Zebedee, and brother of John, one of the Twelve, killed A.D. 44.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἸωάννηςiōannēsJohnἸωάννηςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “John”, the subject formG2491John: the Baptist, the apostle, a member of the Sanhedrin, or John Mark.εἶπανeipanto sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).Κύριεkurielordκύριος (kurios)noun, vocative, singular, masculine — “lord”, the calling formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.θέλειςtheleisto willθέλω (thelō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to will”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2309I will, wish, desire, am willing, intend, design.This verse uses “will”.εἴπωμενeipōmento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active subjunctive, 1st person plural — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).πῦρpurfireπῦρnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “fire”, the object formG4442fire; the heat of the sun, lightning; fig: strife, trials; the eternal fire.This verse uses “fire”.καταβῆναιkatabēnaito comeκαταβαίνω (katabainō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to come”, a single actionG2597I go down, come down, either from the sky or from higher land, descend.ἀπὸapoaway fromἀπόpreposition — “away from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.οὐρανοῦouranouheavenοὐρανός (ouranos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “heaven”, the of-formG3772heaven, (a) the visible heavens: the atmosphere, the sky, the starry heavens, (b) the spiritual heavens.καὶkaievenκαίconjunction — “even”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “even”.evenἀναλῶσαιanalōsaito consumeἀναλίσκω (analiskō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to consume”, a single actionG355I destroy, annihilate, expend, consume.αὐτούςautousheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “he”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

αὐτοῦautouwhen hisαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “when his”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ὡςhōsasὡςparticle — “as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἨλίαςēliasEliasἩλίαςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Elias”, the subject formG2243Elijah, the prophet.ἐποίησενepoiēsendidποιέω (poieō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “did”, a single actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And his disciples James and John having seen, said, 'Sir, wilt thou [that] we may command fire to come down from the heaven, and to consume them, as also Elijah did?'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And when his disciples James and John saw this , they said, Lord, wilt thou that we bid fire to come down from heaven, and consume them?

Young’s Literal Translation

And his disciples James and John having seen, said, 'Sir, wilt thou [that] we may command fire to come down from the heaven, and to consume them, as also Elijah did?'

World English Bible

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?”

Darby Translation

And his disciples James and John seeing [it] said, Lord, wilt thou that we speak [that] fire come down from heaven and consume them, as also Elias did?

Douay-Rheims

And when his disciples James and John had seen this, they said: Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them?

Alludes to

2 Kings 1:10 2 Kings 1:10 · King James VersionAnd Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, If I be a man of God, then let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And there came down fire from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.2 Kings 1:10 · King James VersionOpen the Source
And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, If I be a man of God, then let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And there came down fire from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.
2 Kings 1:12 2 Kings 1:12 · King James VersionAnd Elijah answered and said unto them, If I be a man of God, let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And the fire of God came down from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.2 Kings 1:12 · King James VersionOpen the Source
And Elijah answered and said unto them, If I be a man of God, let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And the fire of God came down from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.

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