LUKE—NOTE ON Luke 9:53 did not receive him, because his face was set toward Jerusalem (compare v. Luke 9:51). The Samaritans probably rejected the messengers because Samaritans did not accept Jerusalem as the place of worship (see John 4:20), and maybe also because Jesus seemed to be going there to die, so the risk of favoring him was high.

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