Jesus went through the towns and villages, teaching as he went, always pressing on toward Jerusalem.
Parallel translations
- WEB He went on his way through cities and villages, teaching, and traveling on to Jerusalem.
- KJV And he went through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem.
- BSB Then Jesus traveled throughout the towns and villages, teaching as He made His way toward Jerusalem.
- ESV He went on his way through towns and villages, teaching and journeying toward Jerusalem.
- NKJV And He went through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem.
- NASB And He was passing through one city and village after another, teaching, and proceeding on His way to Jerusalem.
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Quick answer
Jesus continues teaching as He journeys toward Jerusalem. His travels move steadily toward the cross.
Overview
Luke reminds readers of the larger journey narrative that frames this section (begun at 9:51). Even while teaching widely, Jesus is purposefully heading to Jerusalem where He will suffer and die. This forward movement gives urgency to His calls for repentance and entry into the kingdom.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- Luke 9:51It came to pass, when the days were near that he should be taken up, he intently set his face to go to Jerusalem,
- Matt 9:35Jesus went about all the cities and the villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the Good News of the Kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness among the people.
- Mark 10:32–34They were on the way, going up to Jerusalem; and Jesus was going in front of them, and they were amazed; and those who followed were afraid. He again took the twelve, and began to tell them the things that were going to happen to him.
- Luke 4:43–44But he said to them, “I must preach the good news of God’s Kingdom to the other cities also. For this reason I have been sent.”
- Acts 10:38even Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.
- Mark 6:6He marveled because of their unbelief. He went around the villages teaching.
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Christ at the center
Luke shows Jesus the Savior for all — outsiders, the poor, the nations — the one who, on the Emmaus road, opened all the Scriptures to show they were about himself.
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