Parallel Verses

Lexham Expanded Bible

Now it happened that when the days were approaching {for him to be taken up}, he set [his] face to go to Jerusalem.

New American Standard Bible

When the days were approaching for His ascension, He was determined to go to Jerusalem;

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,

Holman Bible

When the days were coming to a close for Him to be taken up, He determined to journey to Jerusalem.

International Standard Version

When the days grew closer for Jesus to be taken up to heaven, he was determined to continue his journey to Jerusalem.

A Conservative Version

And it came to pass, while fulfilling the days for his ascension, that he also set his face to go to Jerusalem.

American Standard Version

And it came to pass, when the days were well-nigh come that he should be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem,

Amplified

Now when the time was approaching for Him to be taken up [to heaven], He was determined to go to Jerusalem [to fulfill His purpose].

An Understandable Version

And it happened when the time came for Jesus to be taken up [to heaven] that He firmly determined to go to Jerusalem.

Anderson New Testament

And it came to pass, as the time for him to be taken up into heaven had fully come, that he set his face steadfastly to go up to Jerusalem.

Bible in Basic English

And it came about that when the days were near for him to be taken up, his face was turned to go to Jerusalem,

Common New Testament

When the time drew near for him to be received up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem.

Daniel Mace New Testament

Now the time of his assumption drawing nigh, he was fix'd in his resolution to go to Jerusalem:

Darby Translation

And it came to pass when the days of his receiving up were fulfilled, that he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem.

Godbey New Testament

And it came to pass while the days of His taking up were being fulfilled, and He turned His face to go to Jerusalem,

Goodspeed New Testament

As the time approached when he was to be taken up to heaven, he set his face toward Jerusalem,

John Wesley New Testament

And when the time was fulfilled, that he should be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem,

Julia Smith Translation

And it was in the days of his acceptation being completed, and he fixed his face to go into Jerusalem.

King James 2000

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

Modern King James verseion

And it happened in the fulfilling of the days of His taking up, He steadfastly set His face to go to Jerusalem.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And it followed, when the time was come that he should be received up, then he set his face to go to Jerusalem:

Moffatt New Testament

As the time for his assumption was now due, he set his face for the journey to Jerusalem.

Montgomery New Testament

When now when the time drew near for him to be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem,

NET Bible

Now when the days drew near for him to be taken up, Jesus set out resolutely to go to Jerusalem.

New Heart English Bible

It came to pass, when the days were near that he should be taken up, he intently set his face to go to Jerusalem,

Noyes New Testament

And it came to pass, when the time was near for his being received up, that he himself steadily set his face to go to Jerusalem.

Sawyer New Testament

AND when the days were completed for his being taken up, he set his face firmly to go to Jerusalem.

The Emphasized Bible

And it came to pass, when the days for taking him up were on the point of being fulfilled, even he himself, set, his face, to be journeying unto Jerusalem;

Thomas Haweis New Testament

And it came to pass, as the days hastened to their period when he should be received up [to glory], that he resolutely set his face to go to Jerusalem;

Twentieth Century New Testament

As the days before his being taken up to Heaven were growing few, Jesus set his face resolutely in the direction of Jerusalem; and he sent on messengers in advance.

Webster

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

Weymouth New Testament

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.

Williams New Testament

Now as the time was coming to a head when He should be taken up to heaven, He firmly set His face to continue His journey to Jerusalem;

World English Bible

It came to pass, when the days were near that he should be taken up, he intently set his face to go to Jerusalem,

Worrell New Testament

And it came to pass, when the days for receiving Him up were being completed, that He steadfastly set His face to go to Jerusalem;

Worsley New Testament

And it came to pass, as the days were almost fulfilled of his being received up again into heaven, that He set his face to go to Jerusalem,

Youngs Literal Translation

And it came to pass, in the completing of the days of his being taken up, that he fixed his face to go on to Jerusalem,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And
δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

it came to pass
γίνομαι 
Ginomai 
be, come to pass, be made, be done, come, become, God forbid , arise, have, be fulfilled, be married to, be preferred, not tr, , vr done
Usage: 531

ἐν 
En 
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
Usage: 2128

the time
ἡμέρα 
hemera 
day, daily 9, time, not tr,
Usage: 287

συμπληρόω 
Sumpleroo 
fill, be come, be fully come
Usage: 3

ἀνάληψις 
Analepsis 
receive up
Usage: 1

he



Usage: 0
Usage: 0

ἀνάληψις 
Analepsis 
receive up
Usage: 1

στηρίζω 
Sterizo 
Usage: 10

his

Usage: 0

πρόσωπον 
Prosopon 
Usage: 70

to go
πορεύομαι 
Poreuomai 
go, depart, walk, go way,
Usage: 101

to
εἰς 
Eis 
into, to, unto, for, in, on, toward, against,
Usage: 1267

Context Readings

Jesus Rejected In A Samaritan Village

50 But Jesus said to him, "Do not prevent [him], because whoever is not against you is for you." 51 Now it happened that when the days were approaching {for him to be taken up}, he set [his] face to go to Jerusalem. 52 And he sent messengers before {him}, and they went [and] entered into a village of the Samaritans in order to prepare for him.


Cross References

Mark 16:19

Then the Lord Jesus, after [he] had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.

Luke 13:22

And he was going throughout towns and villages, teaching and making [his] journey toward Jerusalem.

Luke 17:11

And it happened that while traveling toward Jerusalem, he was passing through {the region between} Samaria and Galilee.

Luke 18:31

And taking aside the twelve, he said to them, "Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all the things that are written by the prophets with reference to the Son of Man will be accomplished.

Luke 19:28

And [after he] had said these [things], he traveled on ahead, going up to Jerusalem.

2 Kings 2:1-3

When Yahweh was about to take Elijah up in the storm [to] heaven, Elijah and Elisha went from Gilgal.

2 Kings 2:11

Then they [were] walking, talking as they went. Suddenly a fiery chariot with horses of fire [appeared] and separated between the two of them. Elijah went up in the storm [to] the heavens

Isaiah 50:5-9

The Lord Yahweh has opened an ear for me, and I, I was not rebellious. I did not turn backwards;

Luke 12:50

But I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how I am distressed until it is accomplished!

Luke 19:11

Now [while] they were listening to these [things], he went on [and] told a parable, because he was near Jerusalem and they thought that the kingdom of God was going to appear immediately.

Luke 24:51

And it happened that while he was blessing them, he parted from them and was taken up into heaven.

John 6:62

Then [what] if you see the Son of Man ascending where he was before?

John 13:1

Now before the feast of Passover, Jesus, knowing that his hour had come that he would depart from this world to the Father, [and] having loved [his] own in the world, loved them to the end.

John 16:5

But now I am going away to the one who sent me, and none of you is asking me, 'Where are you going?'

John 16:28

I have gone out from the Father and have come into the world; again, I am leaving the world and am going to the Father."

John 17:11

And I am no longer in the world, and they are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, keep them in your name, which you have given to me, so that they may be one, just as we [are].

Acts 1:2

until the day he was taken up, [after he] had given orders through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen,

Acts 1:9

And [after he] had said these [things], [while] they were watching, he was taken up, and a cloud received him from their sight.

Acts 20:22-24

"And now behold, bound by the Spirit I am traveling to Jerusalem, not knowing the things that will happen to me {there},

Acts 21:11-14

And he came to us and took Paul's belt. Tying up his own feet and hands, he said, "This is what the Holy Spirit says: 'In this way the Jews in Jerusalem will tie up the man whose belt this is, and will deliver [him] into the hands of the Gentiles.'"

Ephesians 1:20

which he has worked in Christ, raising him from the dead and seating [him] at his right hand in the heavenly [places],

Ephesians 4:8-11

Therefore it says, "Ascending on high he led captivity captive; he gave gifts to men."

Philippians 3:14

I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

1 Timothy 3:16

And most certainly, great is the mystery of godliness: Who was revealed in the flesh, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was proclaimed among the Gentiles, was believed on in the world, was taken up in glory.

Hebrews 6:20

where Jesus, the forerunner for us, entered, [because he] became a high priest {forever} according to the order of Melchizedek.

Hebrews 12:2

fixing our eyes on Jesus, the originator and perfecter of faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, disregarding the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

1 Peter 3:22-1

who is at the right hand of God, having gone into heaven, with angels and authorities and powers having been subjected to him.

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