Luke 9:51 - Compare All Versions
Luke 9:51 NIV (New International Version)
As the time approached for him to be taken up to heaven, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem.
Luke 9:51 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
When the days drew near for him to be taken up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem.
Luke 9:51 NLT (New Living Translation)
As the time drew near for him to ascend to heaven, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem.
Luke 9:51 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)
When the days were coming to a close for him to be taken up, he determined , to journey to Jerusalem.
Luke 9:51 KJV (King James Version)
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 NKJV (New King James Version)
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 9:51-54 MSG (The Message)
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 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)
When the days were approaching for His ascension, He was determined to go to Jerusalem
Luke 9:51 AMP (Amplified Bible)
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 NET (New English Translation)
Now when the days drew near for him to be taken up, Jesus set out resolutely to go to Jerusalem.