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,
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Interpretation
The disciples did not consider that the conduct of the Samaritans was rather the effect of national prejudices and bigotry, than of enmity to the word and worship of God; and through they refused to receive Christ and his disciples, they did not ill use or injure them, so that the case was widely different from that of Ahaziah and Elijah.
Glossary
- Jerusalem Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Jerusalem.