Luke 9:55But he turned and rebuked them, "You don't know of what kind of spirit you are.
The setting
Samaria, ~30 AD. A Samaritan village has just rejected Jesus and His disciples. James and John are furious, wanting to call down fire from heaven like Elijah did.
The emotion here: patient but firm disappointment in His closest friends
The original word
epitimaō (ἐπετίμησεν) — to rebuke with authority, like silencing a demon
Why it matters
This happened as Jesus was traveling through Samaria to Jerusalem for His final Passover
Read with care
What most readers miss in Luke 9:55
Jesus rebuked His own disciples more harshly than He rebuked the rejecting village
Common misconceptionPeople think Jesus was always gentle and never corrected anyone. Here He rebukes His own disciples more sternly than the people who rejected Him.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Luke 9:55
Bible Genome reading
Luke 9:55 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Luke 9:55 comes from the book of Luke, written during the gospel period. These words are attributed to Jesus. The dominant emotion in this verse is growing, with a comfort power of 25% and a tone that is reflective. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include correction, spirit. Notable phrases: turned and rebuked them; what kind of spirit you are.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same growing
“Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.”
— Proverbs 22:6
“So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”
— Romans 10:17
“He must increase, but I must decrease.”
— John 3:30
“Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.”
— Galatians 6:2
“He believed in Yahweh; and he reckoned it to him for righteousness.”
— Genesis 15:6
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