KJV ORIGINAL
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?
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
When James and John saw what happened, they were like, 'Jesus, do you want us to call down fire from heaven to destroy these people? You know, like Elijah did back in the day?'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Sometimes our first instinct is revenge, but Jesus always has a better way.
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