Verse 51 When the time was come, &c.; that is, towards the close of his life, long after the occurrences mentioned above. The incident seems to be narrated here, out of the order of time, for the purpose of introducing it, in connection with the other cases here related, in which the disciples were reproved by the Savior. The passage Luke 9:37-42 censures their want of faith; Luke 9:46-48 reproves ambition; Luke 9:49-50, intolerance; and Luke 9:51-56, resentment and anger. Luke 9:52. Samaritans. The nearest route from Galilee to Jerusalem led through Samaria.