As they heard these things, He continued and told them a parable, because He was near Jerusalem and because they thought the kingdom of God would immediately appear.
When He was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, He answered, “The kingdom of God does not come with observation.
When the time came for Him to be received up, He was steadfastly set to go to Jerusalem,
So when they had come together, they asked Him, “Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?”