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And having gone, they entered into a village of the Samaritans, so as to make ready for Him. <a href="/kjv/luke/9.htm">King James Bible</a> And sent messengers before his face: and they went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him. <a href="/nkjv/luke/9.htm">New King James Version</a> and sent messengers before His face. And as they went, they entered a village of the Samaritans, to prepare for Him. <a href="/nasb_/luke/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> and He sent messengers on ahead of Him, and they went and entered a village of the Samaritans to make arrangements for Him. <a href="/nasb/luke/9.htm">NASB 1995</a> and He sent messengers on ahead of Him, and they went and entered a village of the Samaritans to make arrangements for Him. <a href="/nasb77/luke/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a> and He sent messengers on ahead of Him. And they went, and entered a village of the Samaritans, to make arrangements for Him. <a href="/lsb/luke/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> and He sent messengers on ahead of Him, and they went and entered a village of the Samaritans to make arrangements for Him. <a href="/amp/luke/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a> He sent messengers on ahead of Him, and they went into a Samaritan village to make arrangements for Him; <a href="/csb/luke/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> He sent messengers ahead of himself, and on the way they entered a village of the Samaritans to make preparations for him. <a href="/hcsb/luke/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> He sent messengers ahead of Him, and on the way they entered a village of the Samaritans to make preparations for Him. <a href="/asv/luke/9.htm">American Standard Version</a> and sent messengers before his face: and they went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him. <a href="/cev/luke/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> He sent some messengers on ahead to a Samaritan village to get things ready for him. <a href="/erv/luke/9.htm">English Revised Version</a> and sent messengers before his face: and they went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him. <a href="/gwt/luke/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> He sent messengers ahead of him. They went into a Samaritan village to arrange a place for him to stay. <a href="/gnt/luke/9.htm">Good News Translation</a> He sent messengers ahead of him, who went into a village in Samaria to get everything ready for him. <a href="/isv/luke/9.htm">International Standard Version</a> So he sent messengers on ahead of him. On their way they went into a Samaritan village to get things ready for him. <a href="/msb/luke/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> He sent messengers on ahead, who went into a village of the Samaritans to make arrangements for Him. <a href="/net/luke/9.htm">NET Bible</a> He sent messengers on ahead of him. As they went along, they entered a Samaritan village to make things ready in advance for him, <a href="/nheb/luke/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> and sent messengers before his face. They went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, so as to prepare for him. <a href="/wbt/luke/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And sent messengers before his face: and they went and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him. <a href="/wey/luke/9.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> They went and entered a village of the Samaritans to make ready for Him. <a href="/web/luke/9.htm">World English Bible</a> and sent messengers before his face. They went and entered into a village of the Samaritans, so as to prepare for him. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/luke/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and He sent messengers before His face, and having gone on, they went into a village of Samaritans, to make ready for Him, <a href="/blb/luke/9.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And He sent messengers before His face. And having gone, they entered into a village of the Samaritans, so as to make ready for Him. <a href="/ylt/luke/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and he sent messengers before his face, and having gone on, they went into a village of Samaritans, to make ready for him, <a href="/slt/luke/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And he sent messengers before his face: and having gone, they came into a town of Samaritans, in order to prepare for him.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/luke/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And he sent messengers before his face; and going, they entered into a city of the Samaritans, to prepare for him. <a href="/cpdv/luke/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And he sent messengers before his face. And going on, they entered into a city of the Samaritans, to prepare for him. <a href="/nabre/luke/9.htm">New American Bible</a> and he sent messengers ahead of him. On the way they entered a Samaritan village to prepare for his reception there, <a href="/nrsvce/luke/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> And he sent messengers ahead of him. On their way they entered a village of the Samaritans to make ready for him;<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/luke/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> So he sent messengers ahead of him; and they went away and entered into a Samaritan village, to prepare for him. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/luke/9.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And he sent messengers before his presence and they went and entered a village of the Samaritans so as to prepare for him.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/luke/9.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> And he sent messengers before his face; and they went, and entered a village of the Samaritans, to prepare for him. <a href="/godbey/luke/9.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> and He sent messengers before His face. And they going forward, entered into a city of the Samaritans, in order to prepare for Him; <a href="/haweis/luke/9.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> and sent messengers before his face; and they advancing entered into a Samaritan village, to make preparation for him. <a href="/mace/luke/9.htm">Mace New Testament</a> and he sent messengers before, who went to a town of the Samaritans, to prepare a lodging for him. <a href="/wey/luke/9.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> They went and entered a village of the Samaritans to make ready for Him. <a href="/worrell/luke/9.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> and He sent forth messengers before His face; and, journeying onward, they entered into a village of Samaritans, so as to prepare for Him. <a href="/worsley/luke/9.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> and sent messengers before Him: who went into a village of the Samaritans to get a place ready for Him. <a href="/parallel/luke/9-52.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3-5_0Jtd9Lc?start=3997" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/luke/9.htm">The Samaritans Reject Jesus</a> 51As the day of His ascension approached, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem. 52<a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/649.htm" title="649: apesteilen (V-AIA-3S) -- From apo and stello; set apart, i.e. to send out literally or figuratively.">He sent</a> <a href="/greek/32.htm" title="32: angelous (N-AMP) -- From aggello; a messenger; especially an angel; by implication, a pastor.">messengers</a> <a href="/greek/4253.htm" title="4253: pro (Prep) -- A primary preposition; fore, i.e. In front of, prior to.">on ahead,</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons."></a> <a href="/greek/4383.htm" title="4383: prosōpou (N-GNS) -- From pros and ops; the front, i.e. The countenance, aspect, appearance, surface; by implication, presence, person."></a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">who</a> <a href="/greek/4198.htm" title="4198: poreuthentes (V-APP-NMP) -- To travel, journey, go, die. ">went</a> <a href="/greek/1525.htm" title="1525: eisēlthon (V-AIA-3P) -- To go in, come in, enter. From eis and erchomai; to enter."></a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">into</a> <a href="/greek/2968.htm" title="2968: kōmēn (N-AFS) -- A village, country town. From keimai; a hamlet.">a village</a> <a href="/greek/4541.htm" title="4541: Samaritōn (N-GMP) -- A Samaritan. From Samareia; a Samarite, i.e. Inhabitant of Samaria.">of the Samaritans</a> <a href="/greek/5613.htm" title="5613: hōs (Adv) -- Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner.">to</a> <a href="/greek/2090.htm" title="2090: hetoimasai (V-ANA) -- To make ready, prepare. From hetoimos; to prepare.">make arrangements</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autō (PPro-DM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">for Him.</a> 53But the people there refused to welcome Him, because He was heading for Jerusalem.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/john/4-4.htm">John 4:4-42</a> Now He had to pass through Samaria. / So He came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had given to his son Joseph. / Since Jacob’s well was there, Jesus, weary from His journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour. ... <a href="/matthew/10-5.htm">Matthew 10:5-6</a> These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: “Do not go onto the road of the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans. / Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel. <a href="/2_kings/17-24.htm">2 Kings 17:24-41</a> Then the king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim and settled them in the towns of Samaria to replace the Israelites. They took possession of Samaria and lived in its towns. / Now when the settlers first lived there, they did not worship the LORD, so He sent lions among them, which killed some of them. / So they spoke to the king of Assyria, saying, “The peoples that you have removed and placed in the cities of Samaria do not know the requirements of the God of the land. Because of this, He has sent lions among them, which are indeed killing them off.” ... <a href="/acts/8-5.htm">Acts 8:5-25</a> Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Christ to them. / The crowds all paid close attention to Philip’s message and to the signs they saw him perform. / With loud shrieks, unclean spirits came out of many who were possessed, and many of the paralyzed and lame were healed. ... <a href="/john/7-53.htm">John 7:53-8:11</a> Then each went to his own home. <a href="/2_kings/1-2.htm">2 Kings 1:2-17</a> Now Ahaziah had fallen through the lattice of his upper room in Samaria and injured himself. So he sent messengers and instructed them: “Go inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I will recover from this injury.” / But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, “Go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria and ask them, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are on your way to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron?’ / Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘You will not get up from the bed on which you are lying. You will surely die.’” So Elijah departed. ... <a href="/matthew/10-11.htm">Matthew 10:11-14</a> Whatever town or village you enter, find out who is worthy there and stay at his house until you move on. / As you enter the home, greet its occupants. / If the home is worthy, let your peace rest on it, but if it is not, let your peace return to you. ... <a href="/mark/6-7.htm">Mark 6:7-11</a> Then Jesus called the Twelve to Him and began to send them out two by two, giving them authority over unclean spirits. / He instructed them to take nothing but a staff for the journey—no bread, no bag, no money in their belts— / and to wear sandals, but not a second tunic. ... <a href="/1_kings/13-1.htm">1 Kings 13:1-10</a> Suddenly, as Jeroboam was standing beside the altar to burn incense, there came a man of God from Judah to Bethel by the word of the LORD. / And he cried out against the altar by the word of the LORD, “O altar, O altar, this is what the LORD says: ‘A son named Josiah will be born to the house of David, and upon you he will sacrifice the priests of the high places who burn incense upon you, and human bones will be burned upon you.’” / That day the man of God gave a sign, saying, “The LORD has spoken this sign: ‘Surely the altar will be split apart, and the ashes upon it will be poured out.’” ... <a href="/john/4-9.htm">John 4:9</a> “You are a Jew,” said the woman. “How can You ask for a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?” (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.) <a href="/2_kings/6-8.htm">2 Kings 6:8-23</a> Now the king of Aram was at war against Israel. After consulting with his servants, he said, “My camp will be in such and such a place.” / Then the man of God sent word to the king of Israel: “Be careful not to pass by this place, for the Arameans are going down there.” / So the king of Israel sent word to the place the man of God had pointed out. Time and again Elisha warned the king, so that he was on his guard in such places. ... <a href="/matthew/15-21.htm">Matthew 15:21-28</a> Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon. / And a Canaanite woman from that region came to Him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is miserably possessed by a demon.” / But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged Him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.” ... <a href="/luke/10-1.htm">Luke 10:1-12</a> After this, the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of Him to every town and place He was about to visit. / And He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest. / Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves. ... <a href="/1_samuel/25-14.htm">1 Samuel 25:14-17</a> Meanwhile, one of Nabal’s young men informed Nabal’s wife Abigail, “Look, David sent messengers from the wilderness to greet our master, but he screamed at them. / Yet these men were very good to us. When we were in the field, we were not harassed, and nothing of ours went missing the whole time we lived among them. / They were a wall around us, both day and night, the whole time we were herding our sheep near them. ... <a href="/2_chronicles/28-8.htm">2 Chronicles 28:8-15</a> Then the Israelites took 200,000 captives from their kinsmen—women, sons, and daughters. They also carried off a great deal of plunder and brought it to Samaria. / But a prophet of the LORD named Oded was there, and he went out to meet the army that returned to Samaria. “Look,” he said to them, “because of His wrath against Judah, the LORD, the God of your fathers, has delivered them into your hand. But you have slaughtered them in a rage that reaches up to heaven. / And now you intend to reduce to slavery the men and women of Judah and Jerusalem. But are you not also guilty before the LORD your God? ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And sent messengers before his face: and they went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him.sent.<a href="/luke/7-27.htm">Luke 7:27</a> This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.<a href="/luke/10-1.htm">Luke 10:1</a> After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come.<a href="/malachi/3-1.htm">Malachi 3:1</a> Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.and they.<a href="/matthew/10-5.htm">Matthew 10:5</a> These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not:the Samaritans.<a href="/luke/10-33.htm">Luke 10:33</a> But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him,<a href="/luke/17-16.htm">Luke 17:16</a> And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.<a href="/2_kings/17-24.htm">2 Kings 17:24-33</a> And the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Ava, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel: and they possessed Samaria, and dwelt in the cities thereof… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/7-27.htm">Ahead</a> <a href="/ezekiel/42-11.htm">Arrangements</a> <a href="/luke/9-46.htm">Entered</a> <a href="/luke/9-51.htm">Face</a> <a href="/luke/9-51.htm">Messengers</a> <a href="/luke/7-27.htm">Prepare</a> <a href="/luke/7-28.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/matthew/10-5.htm">Samaria</a> <a href="/matthew/10-5.htm">Samaritan</a> <a href="/matthew/10-5.htm">Samaritans</a> <a href="/luke/9-47.htm">Small</a> <a href="/luke/9-6.htm">Village</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/luke/10-1.htm">Ahead</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-6.htm">Arrangements</a> <a href="/luke/10-10.htm">Entered</a> <a href="/luke/9-53.htm">Face</a> <a href="/luke/12-8.htm">Messengers</a> <a href="/luke/12-20.htm">Prepare</a> <a href="/luke/10-2.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/luke/10-33.htm">Samaria</a> <a href="/luke/10-33.htm">Samaritan</a> <a href="/john/4-9.htm">Samaritans</a> <a href="/luke/9-56.htm">Small</a> <a href="/luke/9-56.htm">Village</a><div class="vheading2">Luke 9</div>1. <a href="/luke/9-1.htm">Jesus sends his apostles to work miracles, and to preach.</a> 7. <a href="/luke/9-7.htm">Herod desires to see Jesus.</a> 10. <a href="/luke/9-10.htm">The apostles return.</a> 12. <a href="/luke/9-12.htm">Jesus feeds five thousand;</a> 18. <a href="/luke/9-18.htm">inquires what opinion the world had of him; foretells his passion;</a> 23. <a href="/luke/9-23.htm">proposes to all the pattern of his patience.</a> 28. <a href="/luke/9-28.htm">The transfiguration.</a> 37. <a href="/luke/9-37.htm">He heals the lunatic;</a> 43. <a href="/luke/9-43.htm">again forewarns his disciples of his passion;</a> 46. <a href="/luke/9-46.htm">commends humility;</a> 51. <a href="/luke/9-51.htm">bids them to show mildness toward all, without desire of revenge.</a> 57. <a href="/luke/9-57.htm">Many would follow him, but upon conditions.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/luke/9.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div>He sent messengers on ahead of Him The phrase "He sent" indicates a deliberate action by Jesus, emphasizing His role as a leader and orchestrator of His mission. The Greek word for "sent" is "ἀπέστειλεν" (apesteilen), which is related to the term "apostle," meaning one who is sent with a purpose. This highlights the intentionality and authority with which Jesus operates. The "messengers" (Greek: ἄγγελοι, angeloi) are not just mere travelers but are entrusted with a divine mission, reflecting the role of believers as emissaries of Christ's message. The act of sending them "on ahead" signifies preparation and forethought, underscoring the importance of paving the way for the Gospel.They went into a Samaritan village The journey "into a Samaritan village" is significant, as it reflects Jesus' boundary-breaking ministry. Samaritans and Jews had a long-standing animosity, rooted in historical and religious differences. The Samaritans were descendants of Israelites who had intermarried with foreigners, and they worshiped God differently, which led to mutual disdain. By choosing to enter a Samaritan village, Jesus demonstrates His mission to reach beyond cultural and ethnic barriers, embodying the inclusive nature of the Gospel. This act foreshadows the later expansion of the Christian mission to all nations, as seen in Acts.to make arrangements for Him The purpose "to make arrangements for Him" suggests logistical preparation, but it also carries a deeper spiritual implication. The Greek word "ἑτοιμάσαι" (hetoimasai) means to prepare or make ready. This preparation is not just physical but also spiritual, as it involves preparing hearts to receive Jesus. The messengers' task is akin to that of John the Baptist, who prepared the way for the Lord. This phrase invites believers to consider their role in preparing the way for Christ in their own communities, ensuring that hearts are ready to receive His message of salvation.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/luke/9.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(52) And sent messengers before his face.--It is remarkable that the words "Samaria" and "Samaritan" do not occur at all in St. Mark, and in St. Matthew in one passage only (<a href="/matthew/10-5.htm" title="These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter you not:">Matthew 10:5</a>), and then in the command given to the Twelve that they were not to enter into any city of the Samaritans. St. Luke, on the other hand, seems to have carried his inquiries into that country, and to have treasured up whatever he could find of our Lord's acts and words in relation to it. This seems accordingly the right place for a short account of the region and the people, and of their relations, in our Lord's time, to their neighbours of Judaea and Galilee. The city of Samaria (the modern Sebastieh) first comes into notice as built by Omri to be the capital of the kingdom of Israel (<a href="/context/1_kings/16-23.htm" title="In the thirty and first year of Asa king of Judah began Omri to reign over Israel, twelve years: six years reigned he in Tirzah.">1Kings 16:23-24</a>). It continued to occupy that position till its capture by Salmaneser, B.C. 721. After the deportation of the ten tribes, Esar-haddon (<a href="/ezra/4-2.htm" title="Then they came to Zerubbabel, and to the chief of the fathers, and said to them, Let us build with you: for we seek your God, as you do; and we do sacrifice to him since the days of Esarhaddon king of Assur, which brought us up here.">Ezra 4:2</a>; <a href="/ezra/4-10.htm" title="And the rest of the nations whom the great and noble Asnapper brought over, and set in the cities of Samaria, and the rest that are on this side the river, and at such a time.">Ezra 4:10</a>), after the manner of the great monarchs of the East, brought a mingled race from Babylon, and Cuthah, and Ava, and Hamath, and Sepharvaim (<a href="/2_kings/17-24.htm" title="And the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Ava, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel: and they possessed Samaria, and dwelled in the cities thereof.">2Kings 17:24</a>), to occupy the district thus left depopulated, and from these the Samaritans of later history were descended. They were accordingly of alien races, and their neighbours of Judaea kept up the memory of their foreign origin by speaking of them as Cuthaeans. Under the influence of a priest of Israel sent by the king of Assyria, they became worshippers of Jehovah (<a href="/2_kings/17-41.htm" title="So these nations feared the LORD, and served their graven images, both their children, and their children's children: as did their fathers, so do they to this day.">2Kings 17:41</a>), and on the return of Judah and Benjamin from the Captivity, they sought to be admitted as co-religionists, to share with them in the work of rebuilding the Temple, and therefore to obtain like privileges as worshippers in its courts. That claim was, however, refused, and they in return, B.C. 409, guided by Manasseh, a priest who had been expelled from Jerusalem by Nehemiah. for an unlawful marriage with the daughter of Sanballat the Horonite (<a href="/nehemiah/13-28.htm" title="And one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was son in law to Sanballat the Horonite: therefore I chased him from me.">Nehemiah 13:28</a>), obtained permission from the Persian king, Darius Nothus, to erect a temple on Mount Gerizim. Josephus, it should be added (Ant. xi. 7), places the whole story much later, in the time of Darius Nothus and Alexander the Great. The new worship thus started, placed them at once in the position of a rival and schismatical sect, and their after-history presented the usual features of such antagonism. They refused all hospitality to pilgrims on their way to Jerusalem, or would way-lay and maltreat them on their journey. They mocked the more distant Jews by false signals of the rising of the Paschal moon at Jerusalem. (See Note on <a href="/luke/6-1.htm" title="And it came to pass on the second sabbath after the first, that he went through the corn fields; and his disciples plucked the ears of corn, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands.">Luke 6:1</a>.) They found their way into the Temple, and profaned it by scattering dead men's bones on the sacred pavement (Jos. Ant. xviii. 2, ? 2; xx. 6, ? 1). Outrages of this kind rankled in the memory of the Jews, and they, in their turn, looked on the Samaritans as worse than heathen, "had no dealings with them" (<a href="/john/4-9.htm" title="Then said the woman of Samaria to him, How is it that you, being a Jew, ask drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans.">John 4:9</a>), cursed them in their synagogues, and even the wise of heart among them, like the son of Sirach, named them as a people that they abhorred (<a href="//apocrypha.org/ecclesiasticus/1-25.htm" title="The parables of knowledge are in the treasures of wisdom: but godliness is an abomination to a sinner.">Ecclesiasticus 1:25-26</a>). Probably in consequence of this bitter hostility, the Samaritans became more and more jealous in their observance of the Law, boasted that they possessed the authentic copy of it, substituted Gerizim for Ebal in <a href="/deuteronomy/27-4.htm" title="Therefore it shall be when you be gone over Jordan, that you shall set up these stones, which I command you this day, in mount Ebal, and you shall plaster them with plaster.">Deuteronomy 27:4</a>, to support its claim to sanctity, and maintained that it, and not the Temple at Jerusalem, was the chosen sanctuary of Jehovah. They too were looking for the Messiah, who would come as a prophet, and tell them all things (<a href="/john/4-25.htm" title="The woman said to him, I know that Messias comes, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things.">John 4:25</a>). Such was the relative position of the two races in the time of our Lord's ministry, and we cannot wonder that He should have shrunk (if we may so speak) from bringing His disciples at the outset of their work into contact with a people who hated all Jews, and whom all Jews had learnt to hate in return. He Himself, however, had not shrunk from that contact; and some few of the disciples, at all events, had, at an early period of His work, learnt that He saw in them those whom He owned as the sheep of His flock, though not of that fold. In the narrative now before us we find Him apparently endeavouring to continue the work which had then begun so successfully. (See Note on <a href="/john/4-39.htm" title="And many of the Samaritans of that city believed on him for the saying of the woman, which testified, He told me all that ever I did.">John 4:39</a>.) . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/luke/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 52. - And sent messengers before his face. Probably, as the sequel shows, these were John and James. This was necessary at this period of the Lord's life. A numerous company now usually followed the Lord; it is probable that many of those most devoted to him, both men and women, scarcely ever left him, now that the popular enthusiasm was waning, and the number of his deadly enemies increasing. And they went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him. These Samaritans were the descendants of a, mixed race brought by Esarhaddon ( eighth century B.C.) from Babylon, Cuthah, Ava, Hamath, and Sepharvaim, to replace the ten tribes carried captive to the East. These became worshippers of Jehovah, and, on the return of Judah and Benjamin from captivity, sought to be allowed to share in the rebuilding of the temple, and then to be admitted as Jews to share in the religious privileges of the chosen race. Their wishes, however, were not complied with. They subsequently erected a rival temple on Mount Gerizim, and henceforward were known as a schismatical sect, and continued in a state of deadly enmity with the orthodox Jews. This bitter hatred is noticed in the New Testament (see <a href="/john/4-9.htm">John 4:9</a>), where it is stated that the Jews "had no dealings with the Samaritans," whom they looked on as worse than heathen. In the synagogues these Samaritans were cursed. The Son of Sirach named them as a people that they abhorred (Ecclus. 1:25, 26); and in the Talmud we read this terrible passage, "Let not the Samaritans have part in the resurrection!" This hatred, however, we know, was not shared in by our Lord, and on more than one occasion we find him dealing gently and lovingly with this race. <a href="/commentaries/luke/9-52.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>He sent ἀπέστειλεν (apesteilen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_649.htm">Strong's 649: </a> From apo and stello; set apart, i.e. to send out literally or figuratively. messengers ἀγγέλους (angelous) Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_32.htm">Strong's 32: </a> From aggello; a messenger; especially an 'angel'; by implication, a pastor. on ahead, πρὸ (pro) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_4253.htm">Strong's 4253: </a> A primary preposition; 'fore', i.e. In front of, prior to. [who] καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. went πορευθέντες (poreuthentes) Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4198.htm">Strong's 4198: </a> To travel, journey, go, die. into εἰς (eis) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm">Strong's 1519: </a> A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. a village κώμην (kōmēn) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2968.htm">Strong's 2968: </a> A village, country town. From keimai; a hamlet. of the Samaritans Σαμαριτῶν (Samaritōn) Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4541.htm">Strong's 4541: </a> A Samaritan. From Samareia; a Samarite, i.e. Inhabitant of Samaria. to ὡς (hōs) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_5613.htm">Strong's 5613: </a> Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner. make arrangements ἑτοιμάσαι (hetoimasai) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active <a href="/greek/strongs_2090.htm">Strong's 2090: </a> To make ready, prepare. From hetoimos; to prepare. for Him. αὐτῷ (autō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. 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