Luke 9:54
Modern Translations
New International Version
When the disciples James and John saw this, they asked, "Lord, do you want us to call fire down from heaven to destroy them?"

New Living Translation
When James and John saw this, they said to Jesus, “Lord, should we call down fire from heaven to burn them up?”

English Standard Version
And when his disciples James and John saw it, they said, “Lord, do you want us to tell fire to come down from heaven and consume them?”

Berean Study Bible
When the disciples James and John saw this, they asked, “Lord, do You want us to call down fire from heaven to consume them?”

New American Standard Bible
When His disciples James and John saw this, they said, “Lord, do You want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them?”

NASB 1995
When His disciples James and John saw this, they said, "Lord, do You want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them?"

NASB 1977
And when His disciples James and John saw this, they said, “Lord, do You want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them?”

Amplified Bible
When His disciples James and John saw this, they said, “Lord, do You want us to command fire to come down from heaven and destroy them?”

Christian Standard Bible
When the disciples James and John saw this, they said, “Lord, do you want us to call down fire from heaven to consume them? ”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When the disciples James and John saw this, they said, "Lord, do You want us to call down fire from heaven to consume them?"

Contemporary English Version
When the disciples James and John saw what was happening, they asked, "Lord, do you want us to call down fire from heaven to destroy these people?"

Good News Translation
When the disciples James and John saw this, they said, "Lord, do you want us to call fire down from heaven to destroy them?"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
James and John, his disciples, saw this. They asked, "Lord, do you want us to call down fire from heaven to burn them up?"

International Standard Version
When his disciples James and John observed this rejection, they asked, "Lord, do you want us to call fire down from heaven to destroy them?"

NET Bible
Now when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, "Lord, do you want us to call fire to come down from heaven and consume them?"
Classic Translations
King James Bible
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?

New King James Version
And when His disciples James and John saw this, they said, “Lord, do You want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them, just as Elijah did?”

King James 2000 Bible
And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, will you that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elijah did?

New Heart 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 consume them?"

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?"

American King James Version
And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, will you that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did?

American Standard Version
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?

A Faithful Version
And seeing this, His disciples James and John said, "Lord, will You have us call fire to come down from heaven and consume them, as Elijah did?"

Darby Bible 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?

English Revised Version
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?

Webster's Bible Translation
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 Elijah did?

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And when his disciples, Iames and Iohn sawe it, they saide, Lorde, wilt thou that we commaund, that fire come downe from heauen, and consume them, euen as Elias did?

Bishops' Bible of 1568
When his disciples, Iames & Iohn, sawe this, they sayde: Lord, wylt thou that we comaunde fire to come downe from heauen and consume them, euen as Elias dyd?

Coverdale Bible of 1535
But whan his disciples Iames and Ihon sawe that, they sayde: LORDE, wilt thou, that we commaunde, that fyre fall downe from heauen, and consume them, as Elias dyd?

Tyndale Bible of 1526
When his disciples Iames and Iohn sawe yt they sayde: Lorde wilt thou that we comaunde that fyre come doune from heven and consume them even as Helias dyd?
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And His disciples James and John having seen, said, “Lord, will You [that] we may command fire to come down from Heaven, and to consume them, as Elijah also did?”

Berean Literal Bible
And the disciples James and John having seen it, said, "Lord, will You that we should call fire to come down from heaven and to 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?'

Smith's Literal Translation
And his disciples James and John having seen, said, O Lord, wilt thou that we should speak fire to come down from heaven, and destroy them, as also did Elias?

Literal Emphasis Translation
And having seen it, the disciples James and John said, Lord, will You that we should call fire to come down away from heaven and consume them?

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
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?

Catholic Public Domain Version
And when his disciples, James and John, had seen this, they said, “Lord, do you want us to call for fire to descend from heaven and consume them?”

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And when Yaqob and Yohannan his disciples saw it, they were saying to him, “Our Lord, do you want us to speak and fire will descend from Heaven, and will consume them as Elijah also did?”

Lamsa Bible
When his disciples James and John saw it, they said to him, Our Lord, would you be willing that we command fire to come down from heaven and consume them, just as Elijah did?

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said: Lord, is it thy will that we command fire to come down from heaven and destroy them, even as Elijah did?

Godbey New Testament
And the disciples James and John, seeing, said, Lord, do you wish that we may command fire to descend from heaven and consume them?

Haweis New Testament
And when the disciples James and John saw it, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven and destroy them, just as Elias did?

Mace New Testament
his disciples James and John observing this, said, Lord, shall we command fire to descend from heaven, as Elias did, in order to consume them?

Weymouth New Testament
When the disciples James and John saw this, they said, "Master, do you wish us to order fire to come down from Heaven and consume them?"

Worrell New Testament
And, seeing it, His disciples, James and John, said, "Lord, dost Thou wish that we bid fire come down from heaven, and consume them?"

Worsley New Testament
And when his disciples James and John saw it, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven and consume them, as Elias did?
















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