While they were listening to him speak, he proceeded to tell a parable because he was near Jerusalem and they thought that the kingdom of God would appear there immediately.
Asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, he said in reply, “The coming of the kingdom of God cannot be observed,
When the days for his being taken up were fulfilled, he resolutely determined to journey to Jerusalem,
When they had gathered together they asked him, “Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?”