Luke 9:51 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)51 And it happened when the time came for Jesus to be taken up [to heaven] that He firmly determined to go to Jerusalem. See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 176951 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, See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic Edition51 Now when the time was almost come for Jesus to be received up [to heaven], He steadfastly and determinedly set His face to go to Jerusalem. See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)51 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, See the chapterCommon English Bible51 As the time approached when Jesus was to be taken up into heaven, he determined to go to Jerusalem. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version51 Now it happened that, while the days of his dissipation were being completed, he steadfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem. See the chapter |
We should fix our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and completer of the [or, “our”] faith. [Note: Jesus is here pictured as the one who completely fulfills the life of faith, or who provides us with the ability to live such a life]. [And] because He could look forward to joy, He endured the cross, despising its shame, and has sat down at the right side of God’s throne.
And without question the revealed secret of godly living is great. [It is this]: He [i.e., Christ, or God], who appeared in a fleshly body [was] vindicated [of false charges] by the Holy Spirit; [He was] seen by angels, was preached among the nations, was believed in throughout the world [and finally] was taken up into glory [i.e., heaven].
Now it was before the Passover Festival [was to begin] and Jesus knew that the time had come for Him to leave this world and return to the Father. Those [living] in the world, whom He had loved, and who were His own [disciples], He continued to love [dearly] to the very end [i.e., of His life on earth].