Luke 9:51
Luke 9:51 New International Version (NIV)
As the time approached for him to be taken up to heaven, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem.
Luke 9:51-54 The Message (MSG)
When it came close to the time for his Ascension, he gathered up his courage and steeled himself for the journey to Jerusalem. He sent messengers on ahead. They came to a Samaritan village to make arrangements for his hospitality. But when the Samaritans learned that his destination was Jerusalem, they refused hospitality. When the disciples James and John learned of it, they said, “Master, do you want us to call a bolt of lightning down out of the sky and incinerate them?”
Luke 9:51 King James Version (KJV)
And it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem
Luke 9:51 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
When the days were approaching for His ascension, He was determined to go to Jerusalem
Luke 9:51 New Century Version (NCV)
When the time was coming near for Jesus to depart, he was determined to go to Jerusalem.
Luke 9:51 American Standard Version (ASV)
And it came to pass, when the days were well-nigh come that he should be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem
Luke 9:51 New King James Version (NKJV)
Now it came to pass, when the time had come for Him to be received up, that He steadfastly set His face to go to Jerusalem
Luke 9:51 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Now when the time was approaching for Him to be taken up [to heaven], He was determined to go to Jerusalem [to fulfill His purpose].
Luke 9:51 New Living Translation (NLT)
As the time drew near for him to ascend to heaven, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem.