"For the Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save {them}. And they went to another village." — Luke 9:56

Luke 9:56 · KJV

“For the Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save {them}. And they went to another village.”

— Luke 9:56

But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of.

And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain {man} said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.

Luke 9 — Context

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?

But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of.

For the Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save {them}. And they went to another village.

And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain {man} said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.

And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air {have} nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay {his} head.

Cross References

Matthew 20:28

Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

Romans 12:21

Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.

John 3:17

For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

John 10:10

The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have {it} more abundantly.

Luke 19:10

For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.

Matthew 18:10

Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.

1 Peter 2:21-23

For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps: {for us: some read, for you}

1 Timothy 1:15

This {is} a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.