As the people were listening to this, Jesus told them a story because he was near Jerusalem and they thought God’s kingdom would appear immediately.
Some of the Pharisees asked Jesus, “When will the kingdom of God come?” Jesus answered, “God’s kingdom is coming, but not in a way that you will be able to see with your eyes.
When the time was coming near for Jesus to depart, he was determined to go to Jerusalem.
When the apostles were all together, they asked Jesus, “Lord, are you now going to give the kingdom back to Israel?”