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