Parallel Verses

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].

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,

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,

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.

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 told him, “Do not stop him; for he who is not against you is for you.” 51 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]. 52 He sent messengers on ahead of Him, and they went into a Samaritan village to make arrangements for Him;


Cross References

Mark 16:19

So then, when the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, He was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.

Luke 13:22

Jesus journeyed on through cities and villages, teaching and making His way toward Jerusalem.

Luke 17:11

While Jesus was on the way to Jerusalem, He was passing [along the border] between Samaria and Galilee.

Luke 18:31

Then taking the twelve [disciples] aside, He said to them, “Listen carefully: we are going up to Jerusalem, and all things that have been written through the prophets about the Son of Man will be fulfilled and completed.

Luke 19:28

After saying these things, Jesus went on ahead [of them], going up to Jerusalem.

2 Kings 2:1-3

When the Lord was about to take Elijah up to heaven by a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were traveling from Gilgal.

2 Kings 2:11

As they continued along and talked, behold, a chariot of fire with horses of fire [appeared suddenly and] separated the two of them, and Elijah went up to heaven in a whirlwind.

Isaiah 50:5-9


The Lord God has opened My ear,
And I have not been rebellious
Nor have I turned back.

Luke 12:50

I have a baptism [of great suffering] with which to be baptized, and how [greatly] I am distressed until it is accomplished!

Luke 19:11

While they were listening to these things, Jesus went on to tell a parable, because He was near Jerusalem, and they assumed that the kingdom of God was going to appear immediately [as soon as He reached the city].

Luke 24:51

While He was blessing them, He left them and was taken up into heaven.

John 6:62

What then [will you think] if you see the Son of Man ascending to [the realm] where He was before?

John 13:1

Now before the Passover Feast, Jesus knew that His hour had come [and it was time] for Him to leave this world and return to the Father. Having [greatly] loved His own who were in the world, He loved them [and continuously loves them with His perfect love] to the end (eternally).

John 16:5

“But now I am going to Him who sent Me; and none of you asks Me, ‘Where are You going?’

John 16:28

I came from the Father and have come into the world; again, I am leaving the world and going to the Father.”

John 17:11

I am no longer in the world; yet they are still in the world, and I am coming to You. Holy Father, keep them in Your name, the name which You have given Me, so that they may be one just as We are.

Acts 1:2

until the day when He ascended to heaven, after He had by the Holy Spirit given instruction to the apostles (special messengers) whom He had chosen.

Acts 1:9

And after He said these things, He was caught up as they looked on, and a cloud took Him up out of their sight.

Acts 20:22-24

And now, compelled by the Spirit and obligated by my convictions, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there,

Acts 21:11-14

And coming to [see] us, he took Paul’s [wide] band (belt, sash) and bound his own feet and hands, and said, “This is what the Holy Spirit says: ‘In this same way the Jews in Jerusalem will bind the man who owns this band, and they will hand him over to the Gentiles (pagans).’”

Ephesians 1:20

which He produced in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His own right hand in the heavenly places,

Ephesians 4:8-11

Therefore it says,

When He ascended on high,
He led captivity captive,
And He bestowed gifts on men.”

Philippians 3:14

I press on toward the goal to win the [heavenly] prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

1 Timothy 3:16

And great, we confess, is the mystery [the hidden truth] of godliness:He (Jesus Christ) who was revealed in human flesh,
Was justified and vindicated in the Spirit,
Seen by angels,
Preached among the nations,
Believed on in the world,
Taken up in glory.

Hebrews 6:20

where Jesus has entered [in advance] as a forerunner for us, having become a High Priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.

Hebrews 12:2

[looking away from all that will distract us and] focusing our eyes on Jesus, who is the Author and Perfecter of faith [the first incentive for our belief and the One who brings our faith to maturity], who for the joy [of accomplishing the goal] set before Him endured the cross, disregarding the shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God [revealing His deity, His authority, and the completion of His work].

1 Peter 3:22-1

who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God [that is, the place of honor and authority], with [all] angels and authorities and powers made subservient to Him.

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