Luke Chapter 9 verse 51 Holy Bible
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,
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And it came about that when the days were near for him to be taken up, his face was turned to go to Jerusalem,
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And it came to pass when the days of his receiving up were fulfilled, that *he* stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem.
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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,
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It came to pass, when the days were near that he should be taken up, he intently set his face to go to Jerusalem,
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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,
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerses 51-56. - The Samaritan insult to the Lord. The Master's reception of it. Verse 51. - 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. This is a very solemn introduction to this great section of St. Luke's writing. It at once marks off all that now follows as a winding-up of the earthly ministry. The expression, "that he should be received up," is simply the rendering of one Greek word, which signifies "ascension." The Passion, the cross, and the grave are passed over here, and the glorious goal alone is spoken cf. What a lesson of comfort is here suggested! The words in the Greek original, "he steadfastly set his face," are evidently literally translated from a well-known Aramaic (Hebrew) expression.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(51) When the time was come that he should be received up.--Literally, When the days of His assumption were being fulfilled. The noun is peculiar to St. Luke, and is derived from the verb used of the Ascension, in Mark 16:19, 1Timothy 3:16. It can here refer to nothing else, and the passage, as occurring in the midst of a narrative, is remarkable. It is as though St. Luke looked on all that follows as seen in the light of the Ascension. Every word and act was consciously a step forward to that great consummation.