# Luke 9.51

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**Book:** [Luke](/codex/luke/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 49. And John answered and said, Master, we saw one casting out demons in thy name; and we forbade him, because he followeth not with us. 50. But Jesus said unto him, <span class="rl-speech">Forbid him not: for he that is not against you is for you.</span>
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> **51. <span class="rl-speech">And it came to pass, when the days were well-nigh come that he should be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem,</span>**
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> 52. <span class="rl-speech">and sent messengers before his face: and they went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him.</span> 53. <span class="rl-speech">And they did not receive him, because his face was as though he were going to Jerusalem.</span> (Luke 9:49-53, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 49. John answered, “Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we forbade him, because he doesn’t follow with us.” 50. Jesus said to him, <span class="rl-speech">“Don’t forbid him, for he who is not against us is for us.”</span>
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> **51. It came to pass, when the days were near that he should be taken up, he intently set his face to go to Jerusalem,**
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> 52. and sent messengers before his face. They went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, so as to prepare for him. 53. They didn’t receive him, because he was traveling with his face set towards Jerusalem. (Luke 9:49-53, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 49. And John answered and said, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name; and we forbad him, because he followeth not with us. 50. And Jesus said unto him, <span class="rl-speech">Forbid him not: for he that is not against us is for us.</span>
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> **51. <span class="rl-speech">And it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem,</span>**
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> 52. <span class="rl-speech">And sent messengers before his face: and they went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him.</span> 53. <span class="rl-speech">And they did not receive him, because his face was as though he would go to Jerusalem.</span> (Luke 9:49-53, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 49. And John answering said, 'Master, we saw a certain one in thy name casting forth the demons, and we forbade him, because he doth not follow with us;' 50. and Jesus said unto him, <span class="rl-speech">'Forbid not, for he who is not against us, is for us.'</span>
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> **51. And it came to pass, in the completing of the days of his being taken up, that he fixed his face to go on to Jerusalem,**
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> 52. and he sent messengers before his face, and having gone on, they went into a village of Samaritans, to make ready for him, 53. and they did not receive him, because his face was going on to Jerusalem. (Luke 9:49-53, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** _TBD_
- **Audience:** _TBD_
- **Location:** _TBD_
- **Time period:** _TBD_

## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._

- [G1096 - ginomai](/codex/g1096-ginomai/), *ginomai*, Strong's G1096

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## Quoted in

**Concepts:**

- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Luke 9.41-62](/codex/luke-9-41-62/)

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## Notes

_Your annotations._

## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.