Luke 9:52
Good News Translation
He sent messengers ahead of him, who went into a village in Samaria to get everything ready for him.

New Revised Standard Version
And he sent messengers ahead of him. On their way they entered a village of the Samaritans to make ready for him;

Contemporary English Version
He sent some messengers on ahead to a Samaritan village to get things ready for him.

New American Bible
and he sent messengers ahead of him. On the way they entered a Samaritan village to prepare for his reception there,

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he sent messengers before his face: and going, they entered into a city of the Samaritans, to prepare for him.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And he sent messengers before his face: and going, they entered into a city of the Samaritans, to prepare for him.

sent.

Luke 7:27 This is he of whom it is written: Behold I send my angel before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee.

Luke 10:1 And after these things, the Lord appointed also other seventy-two. And he sent them two and two before his face into every city and place whither he himself was to come.

Malachi 3:1 Behold I send my angel, and he shall prepare the way before my face. And presently the Lord, whom you seek, and the angel of the testament, whom you desire, shall come to his temple. Behold, he cometh, saith the Lord of hosts.

and they.

Matthew 10:5 These twelve Jesus sent: commanding them, saying: Go ye not into the way of the Gentiles, and into the city of the Samaritans enter ye not.

the Samaritans.

Luke 10:33 But a certain Samaritan, being on his journey, came near him: and seeing him, was moved with compassion:

Luke 17:16 And he fell on his face before his feet, giving thanks. And this was a Samaritan.

2 Kings 17:24-33 And the king of the Assyrians brought people from Babylon, and from Cutha, and from Avah, and from Emath, and from Sepharvaim: and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel: and they possessed Samaria, and dwelt in the cities thereof. . . .

Ezra 4:1-5 Now the enemies of Juda and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity were building a temple to the Lord the God of Israel. . . .

John 8:48 The Jews therefore answered and said to him: Do not we say well that thou art a Samaritan and hast a devil?

Context
The Samaritans Reject Jesus
51And it came to pass, when the days of his assumption were accomplishing, that he steadfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem. 52And he sent messengers before his face: and going, they entered into a city of the Samaritans, to prepare for him. 53And they received him not, because his face was of one going to Jerusalem.…
Cross References
Matthew 10:5
These twelve Jesus sent: commanding them, saying: Go ye not into the way of the Gentiles, and into the city of the Samaritans enter ye not.

Luke 10:1
And after these things, the Lord appointed also other seventy-two. And he sent them two and two before his face into every city and place whither he himself was to come.

Luke 10:33
But a certain Samaritan, being on his journey, came near him: and seeing him, was moved with compassion:

Luke 17:11
And it came to pass, as he was going to Jerusalem, he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.

Luke 17:16
And he fell on his face before his feet, giving thanks. And this was a Samaritan.

John 4:4
And he was of necessity to pass through Samaria.

John 4:5
He cometh therefore to a city of Samaria, which is called Sichar, near the land which Jacob gave to his son Joseph.

John 4:9
Then that Samaritan woman saith to him: How dost thou, being a Jew; ask of me to drink, who am a Samaritan woman? For the Jews do not communicate with the Samaritans.

Luke 9:51
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