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A Samaritan Village Refuses to Receive Jesus

51 When the days drew near for him to be received up,[a] he set his face to go to Jerusalem.[b] 52 And he sent messengers ahead of him, who went and entered a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him; 53 but the people would not receive him, because his face was set toward Jerusalem.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. 9.51 received up: i.e., into heaven; cf. 2 Kings 2.9-11; Acts 1.2, 11. The term here includes his passion, death, resurrection, and ascension.
  2. 9.51 Here begins the “Travel Narrative” of Luke, which continues up to the passion.
  3. 9.53 The Samaritans worshiped on Mount Gerizim, while orthodox Jews, of course, went to Jerusalem, and to Jerusalem only, for sacrifice.

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