“But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of.”
But Jesus turned and rebuked them — the rebuke of James and John is immediate. Luke's shorter text (some manuscripts add and said, you do not know what kind of spirit you are of) is sufficient: the rebuke communicates that the fire-from-heaven response is wrong, not right. The disciples who ask to call down fire are themselves in need of correction.
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