As they heard these things, he proceeded to tell a parable, because he was near to Jerusalem, and because they supposed that the kingdom of God was to appear immediately.
Being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, he answered them, "The kingdom of God is not coming with signs to be observed,
So when they had come together, they asked him, "Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?"
When the days drew near for him to be taken up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem.