"And now,behold,boundin spirit,I am on my wayto Jerusalem,not knowingwhat will happento me there,
Yetyou do not knowwhatyour lifewill be like tomorrow.You are [just] a vaporthat appearsfor a little whileand thenvanishes away.
For the loveof Christcontrolsus, having concludedthis,that onediedfor all,thereforealldied;
knowingthat the laying asideof my [earthly] dwellingis imminent,as alsoour LordJesusChristhas made clearto me.
For Paulhad decidedto sail pastEphesussothat he wouldnot have to spend timein Asia;for he was hurryingto be in Jerusalem,ifpossible,on the dayof Pentecost.
Nowafterthese thingswere finished,Paulpurposedin the spiritto goto Jerusalemafter he had passed throughMacedoniaand Achaia,saying,"AfterI have beenthere,I mustalsoseeRome."
Nowwhile Paulwas waitingfor them at Athens,his spiritwas being provokedwithinhim as he was observingthe cityfull of idols.
SoJesus,knowingall the thingsthat were comingupon Him, went forthand saidto them, "Whomdo you seek?"
Nowbeforethe Feastof the Passover,Jesusknowingthat His hourhad comethat He would departout of thisworldto the Father,having lovedHis ownwhowere in the world,He lovedthem to the end.
"But I havea baptismto undergo,and howdistressedI am untilit is accomplished!
Whenthe dayswere approachingfor His ascension,He was determinedto goto Jerusalem;