Luke 9:51
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“As the day of His ascension approached, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem.”
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“As the day of His ascension approached, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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,”
King James Version · Public Domain“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,”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“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,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Luke 9:51 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Kings 2:1Shortly before the LORD took Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were on their way from Gilgal,
- 2 Kings 2:11As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire with horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up into heaven in a whirlwind.
- Isaiah 50:5The Lord GOD has opened My ears, and I have not been rebellious, nor have I turned back.
- Mark 16:19After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, He was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.
- Luke 12:50But I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished!
- Luke 13:22Then Jesus traveled throughout the towns and villages, teaching as He made His way toward Jerusalem.
- Luke 17:11While Jesus was on His way to Jerusalem, He was passing between Samaria and Galilee.
- Luke 18:31Then Jesus took the Twelve aside and said to them, “Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything the prophets have written about the Son of Man will be fulfilled.
- Luke 19:11While the people were listening to this, Jesus proceeded to tell them a parable, because He was near Jerusalem and they thought the kingdom of God would appear imminently.
- Luke 19:28After Jesus had said this, He went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem.
- Luke 24:51While He was blessing them, He left them and was carried up into heaven.
- John 6:62Then what will happen if you see the Son of Man ascend to where He was before?
- John 13:1It was now just before the Passover Feast, and Jesus knew that His hour had come to leave this world and return to the Father. Having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the very end.
- John 16:5Now, however, I am going to Him who sent Me; yet none of you asks Me, ‘Where are You going?’
- John 16:28I came from the Father and entered the world. In turn, I will leave the world and go to the Father.”
- John 17:11I will no longer be in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to You. Holy Father, protect them by Your name, the name You gave Me, so that they may be one as We are one.
- Acts 1:2until the day He was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles He had chosen.
- Acts 1:9After He had said this, they watched as He was taken up, and a cloud hid Him from their sight.
- Acts 20:22And now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there.
- Acts 21:11Coming over to us, he took Paul’s belt, bound his own feet and hands, and said, “The Holy Spirit says: ‘In this way the Jews of Jerusalem will bind the owner of this belt and hand him over to the Gentiles.’”
- Ephesians 1:20which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly realms,
- Ephesians 4:8This is why it says: “When He ascended on high, He led captives away, and gave gifts to men.”
- Philippians 3:14I press on toward the goal to win the prize of God’s heavenly calling in Christ Jesus.
- 1 Timothy 3:16By common confession, the mystery of godliness is great: He appeared in the flesh, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was proclaimed among the nations, was believed in throughout the world, was taken up in glory.
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