LUKE 9:51 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) It was now coming to the time when the events leading to his ascension would start happening, and Yeshua was completely set in his decision to head to Yerushalem.

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT And it happened that, when the days of his being taken up were being fulfilled, then he set his face to go to Jerusalem.

UST When it was getting close to the time when God would take him back up to heaven, Jesus firmly resolved to go to Jerusalem.

BSB As the day of His ascension approached, [Jesus] resolutely set out for Jerusalem.

BLB And it came to pass in the completing of the days of His ascension, that He steadfastly set the face to go to Jerusalem.

AICNT Now it came to pass, when the days were approaching for him to be taken up, that he set his face to go [to Jerusalem].[fn]

9:51, to Jerusalem: Absent from some manuscripts. Latin(b)

OEB 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.

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

WMBB (Same as above)

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

LSV 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,

FBV As the time approached for him to ascend to heaven, Jesus was determined to go to Jerusalem.

TCNT Now when the days were approaching for Jesus' ascension, he set his face to go to Jerusalem.

T4T When it was almost time for God to take Jesus up to heaven, he firmly resolved to go to Jerusalem.

LEB ¶ Now it happened that when the days were approaching _⌊for him to be taken up_⌋,[fn] he set his[fn] face to go to Jerusalem.

9:51 Literally “of his taking up”

9:51 *Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun

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

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

Wymth 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.

ASV 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,

DRA And it came to pass, when the days of his assumption were accomplishing, that he steadfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem.

YLT 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,

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

RV 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,
(And it came to pass, when the days were well-nigh come that he should be received up, he steadfastly set his face to go to Yerusalem, )

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

Wbstr 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,

KJB-1769 ¶ 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,
(¶ And it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received up, he steadfastly set his face to go to Yerusalem, )

KJB-1611 ¶ And it came to passe, when the time was come that he should bee receiued vp, he stedfastly set his face to goe to Hierusalem,
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps And it came to passe, when the tyme was come that he shoulde be receaued vp, he set his face to go to Hierusalem.
(And it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received up, he set his face to go to Yerusalem.)

Gnva And it came to passe, when the dayes were accomplished, that he should be receiued vp, he setled himselfe fully to goe to Hierusalem,
(And it came to pass, when the days were accomplished, that he should be received up, he settled himself fully to go to Yerusalem, )

Cvdl And it fortuned whan the tyme was fulfylled that he shulde be receaued vp from hence, he turned his face to go straight to Ierusalem,
(And it fortuned when the time was fulfilled that he should be received up from hence, he turned his face to go straight to Yerusalem,)

TNT And it folowed when the tyme was come that he shulde be receaved vp then he set his face to goo to Hierusalem
(And it followed when the time was come that he should be received up then he set his face to go to Yerusalem )

Wycl And it was don, whanne the daies of his takyng vp weren fulfillid, he settide faste his face, to go to Jerusalem,
(And it was done, when the days of his taking up were fulfilled, he set fast his face, to go to Yerusalem,)

Luth Es begab sich aber, da die Zeit erfüllet war, daß er sollte von hinnen genommen werden, wandte er sein Angesicht, stracks gen Jerusalem zu wandeln.
(It gifted itself/yourself/themselves but, there the time/period fulfilled was, that he should from inside taken become, turned he be face, straight_away to/toward Yerusalem to/for walk.)

ClVg Factum est autem dum complerentur dies assumptionis ejus, et ipse faciem suam firmavit ut iret in Jerusalem.
(Done it_is however while complerentur days assumptionis his, and exactly_that/himself face his_own he_established as iret in/into/on Yerusalem. )

UGNT ἐγένετο δὲ ἐν τῷ συνπληροῦσθαι τὰς ἡμέρας τῆς ἀναλήμψεως αὐτοῦ, καὶ αὐτὸς τὸ πρόσωπον ἐστήρισεν, τοῦ πορεύεσθαι εἰς Ἰερουσαλήμ,
(egeneto de en tōi sunplaʸrousthai tas haʸmeras taʸs analaʸmpseōs autou, kai autos to prosōpon estaʸrisen, tou poreuesthai eis Ierousalaʸm,)

SBL-GNT Ἐγένετο δὲ ἐν τῷ συμπληροῦσθαι τὰς ἡμέρας τῆς ἀναλήμψεως αὐτοῦ καὶ αὐτὸς τὸ ⸀πρόσωπον ⸀ἐστήρισεν τοῦ πορεύεσθαι εἰς Ἰερουσαλήμ,
(Egeneto de en tōi sumplaʸrousthai tas haʸmeras taʸs analaʸmpseōs autou kai autos to ⸀prosōpon ⸀estaʸrisen tou poreuesthai eis Ierousalaʸm,)

RP-GNT Ἐγένετο δὲ ἐν τῷ συμπληροῦσθαι τὰς ἡμέρας τῆς ἀναλήψεως αὐτοῦ, καὶ αὐτὸς τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ ἐστήριξεν τοῦ πορεύεσθαι εἰς Ἱερουσαλήμ,
(Egeneto de en tōi sumplaʸrousthai tas haʸmeras taʸs analaʸpseōs autou, kai autos to prosōpon autou estaʸrixen tou poreuesthai eis Hierousalaʸm,)

TC-GNT Ἐγένετο δὲ ἐν τῷ συμπληροῦσθαι τὰς ἡμέρας τῆς [fn]ἀναλήψεως αὐτοῦ, καὶ αὐτὸς [fn]τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ ἐστήριξε τοῦ πορεύεσθαι εἰς Ἱερουσαλήμ,
(Egeneto de en tōi sumplaʸrousthai tas haʸmeras taʸs analaʸpseōs autou, kai autos to prosōpon autou estaʸrixe tou poreuesthai eis Hierousalaʸm, )

9:51 αναληψεως ¦ αναλημψεως CT

9:51 το προσωπον αυτου εστηριξε ¦ εστηριξε το προσωπον αυτου ANT ¦ το προσωπον εστηρισε CT

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 9:51–56: The people of a Samaritan village refused to receive Jesus

Even though the Samaritan people were partly Jewish (2 Kings 17:24–41), they worshiped God differently than the Jews did. Their main place of worship was on Mount Gerazim, while the Jews’ main place of worship was in Jerusalem (John 4:20). The Samaritans did not want Jews to travel through their district on the way to worship in Jerusalem. That is why they rejected Jesus and his disciples.

Some other examples of headings for this section are:

People From a Samaritan Village Reject Jesus (GW)

Samaritan Opposition (NIV)

9:51a

As the day of His ascension approached,

¶ When the time for Jesus’ ascension was approaching,
¶ The time for God to take Jesus back up to heaven was getting near.
¶ It was almost time for Jesus to go back up to heaven.

In Greek, this verse starts with the phrase “And it happened that.” Some English versions translate this clause. For example:

Now it happened that (NJB)

However, most English versions omit this clause. Luke used this clause to introduce a new event. You should introduce this event in a way that is natural in your language.

As the day…approached: The Greek clause that the BSB translates as the day…approached is more literally “the days were approaching” or “the days were being completed/fulfilled.” In this context the clause indicates that it was nearly time for Jesus to go back up to heaven. This clause also implies that God had already planned the number of days before that would happen.Quite a few scholars (including Fitzmyer, Alford, Bock, Godet, Plummer, Stein, Hendriksen, Marshall, and Nolland) understand this phrase to imply completion or fulfillment of a predetermined number of days according to God’s plan. Few English versions make this implication explicit. Some other ways to translate this clause are:

When the days were approaching (NASB)

Not long before it was time (CEV)

The time was coming closer (GW)

of His ascension: The Greek phrase that the BSB translates as of His ascension is literally “of his receiving up.” This probably refers to the time when God would take Jesus back to heaven. Other ways to translate this phrase are:

for his ascension (NASB)

for God to take him back to heaven

for him to ascend to heaven (NLT)

for him to be taken up to heaven (NIV)

See heaven in the Glossary.

9:51b

Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem.

he made a definite decision to go to Jerusalem.
Then Jesus determined to leave for Jerusalem.
So he firmly decided that he would begin his journey to the city of Jerusalem, along with his disciples.

Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem: The Greek clause that the BSB translates as Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem is literally “he set his face to go to Jerusalem.” Several English versions translate the clause that way. It means that Jesus firmly decided to go to Jerusalem. It also implies here that he started out on the journey. Other ways to translate this clause are:

he was determined to go to Jerusalem (GW)

he firmly decided to start out for Jerusalem

The context shows that his disciples also went with Jesus on the journey. In some languages it may be necessary to make that explicit. If this is true in your language, try to keep the focus on Jesus. For example:

Jesus firmly/purposefully set out for Jerusalem, along with his disciples.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-newevent

ἐγένετο δὲ

˱it˲_became (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἐγένετο Δέ ἐν τῷ συμπληροῦσθαι τάς ἡμέρας τῆς ἀναλήμψεως αὐτοῦ καί αὐτός τό πρόσωπον ἐστήρισεν τοῦ πορεύεσθαι εἰς Ἰερουσαλήμ)

Luke uses this phrase to introduce a new event in the story. Use a word, phrase, or other method in your language that is natural for introducing a new event.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἐν τῷ συνπληροῦσθαι τὰς ἡμέρας τῆς ἀναλήμψεως αὐτοῦ

at the_‹time› (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἐγένετο Δέ ἐν τῷ συμπληροῦσθαι τάς ἡμέρας τῆς ἀναλήμψεως αὐτοῦ καί αὐτός τό πρόσωπον ἐστήρισεν τοῦ πορεύεσθαι εἰς Ἰερουσαλήμ)

If it would be helpful in your language, you could use active verbal forms in place of these two passive forms, and in the second case you could state who would do the action. Alternate translation: [when it was almost time for God to take him up]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

ἐν τῷ συνπληροῦσθαι τὰς ἡμέρας

Here Luke uses days to refer to a particular time. Alternate translation: [when it was almost time]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τῆς ἀναλήμψεως αὐτοῦ

˱of˲_the ascension ˱of˲_him

The implication is that God would take Jesus back up to heaven, and the further implication is that this would be after Jesus died. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could express one or both of those things explicitly. Alternate translation: [for God to take him up to heaven] or [for him to die and for God to take him back up to heaven]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

τὸ πρόσωπον ἐστήρισεν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἐγένετο Δέ ἐν τῷ συμπληροῦσθαι τάς ἡμέρας τῆς ἀναλήμψεως αὐτοῦ καί αὐτός τό πρόσωπον ἐστήρισεν τοῦ πορεύεσθαι εἰς Ἰερουσαλήμ)

The phrase set his face is an idiom. Alternate translation: [he firmly decided]

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Jesus’ Final Journey to Jerusalem

Much like the difficulties of discerning the Israelites’ journey to the Promised Land (see here), the task of reconciling the four Gospel accounts of Jesus’ final journey to Jerusalem into one coherent itinerary has proven very challenging for Bible scholars. As with many other events during Jesus’ ministry, the accounts of Matthew, Mark, and Luke (often referred to as the Synoptic Gospels) present a noticeably similar account of Jesus’ final travels, while John’s Gospel presents an itinerary that is markedly different from the others. In general, the Synoptic Gospels present Jesus as making a single journey to Jerusalem, beginning in Capernaum (Luke 9:51), passing through Perea (Matthew 19:1-2; Mark 10:1) and Jericho (Matthew 20:29-34; Mark 10:46-52; Luke 18:35-19:10), and ending at Bethany and Bethphage, where he enters Jerusalem riding on a donkey (Matthew 21:1-11; Mark 11:1-11; Luke 19:28-44). John, on the other hand, mentions several trips to Jerusalem by Jesus (John 2:13-17; 5:1-15; 7:1-13; 10:22-23), followed by a trip to Perea across the Jordan River (John 10:40-42), a return to Bethany where he raises Lazarus from the dead (John 11), a withdrawal to the village of Ephraim for a few months (John 11:54), and a return trip to Bethany, where he then enters Jerusalem riding on a donkey (John 12:1-19). The differences between the Synoptics’ and John’s accounts are noteworthy, but they are not irreconcilable. The Synoptics, after noting that Jesus began his trip at Capernaum, likely condensed their accounts (as occurs elsewhere in the Gospels) to omit Jesus’ initial arrival in Jerusalem and appearance at the Festival of Dedication, thus picking up with Jesus in Perea (stage 2 of John’s itinerary). Then all the Gospels recount Jesus’ trip (back) to Bethany and Jerusalem, passing through Jericho along the way. Likewise, the Synoptics must have simply omitted the few months Jesus spent in Ephraim to escape the Jewish leaders (stage 4 of John’s itinerary) and rejoined John’s account where Jesus is preparing to enter Jerusalem on a donkey.

Parallel LUKE 9:51

Section 9:51–56: The people of a Samaritan village refused to receive Jesus

9:51a

9:51b

Jesus’ Final Journey to Jerusalem