Luke 9:56 Meaning and Explanation
“For the Son of man is not come to destroy men’s lives, but to save them. And they went to another village.”
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What Does Luke 9:56 Mean?
Jesus states the principle behind the rebuke: the Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them. Then the quietest sentence in the chapter: and they went to another village. No fire, no reprisal, only a Savior absorbing rejection and moving on toward the cross.
Here is the mission of Christ in a single line, words to keep within reach whenever his purposes are misread: he came to save. The village that refused him lost an evening with the Lord, yet he left it standing, its chance not ended. The meekness of that walk to another village is not weakness; it is the strength of One who will conquer not by consuming his enemies but by dying for them.
Luke 9:56 in the Original Language
sozo (σῴζω), 'save' -- to rescue, deliver, make whole.
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What does Luke 9:56 mean?
The Son of man came not to destroy lives but to save them; and they simply go on to another village.