Luke 9:51

Now when the time drew near for Him to be received up again into Heaven, He proceeded with fixed purpose towards Jerusalem, and sent messengers before Him.

Weymouth NT (1912)

In The King James Version

And it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem,

In Context

50"Do not forbid him," said Jesus, "for he who is not against you is on your side."

52They went and entered a village of the Samaritans to make ready for Him.

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Cross References

Mark 16:19So the Lord Jesus after having thus spoken to them was taken up into Heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God.

Luke 13:22He was passing through town after town and village after village, steadily proceeding towards Jerusalem,

Luke 18:31Then He drew the Twelve to Him and said, "See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything written in the Prophets which refers to the Son of Man will be fulfilled.

Luke 19:28After thus speaking, He journeyed onward, proceeding up to Jerusalem.

John 6:62"Does this seem incredible to you? What then if you were to see the Son of Man ascending again where He was before?

Matthew Henry on Luke 9:44-51

Ambition of the Disciples Reproved. 43 And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God. But while they wondered every one at all things which Jesus did, he said unto his disciples, 44 Let these sayings sink down into your ears: for the Son of man shall be delivered into the hands of men. 45 But they understood not this saying, and it was hid from them, that they perceived it not: and they feared to ask him of that saying. 46 Then there arose a reasoning among them, which of them should be greatest. 47 And… Read the whole commentary →

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