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href="/bsb/luke/13.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/luke/13.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Then Jesus went through the towns and villages, teaching as he made his way to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/luke/13.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Jesus went through the towns and villages, teaching as he went, always pressing on toward Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/luke/13.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />He went on his way through towns and villages, teaching and journeying toward Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/luke/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Jesus traveled throughout the towns and villages, teaching as He made His way toward Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/13.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And He was going through by towns and villages, teaching and making progress toward Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/luke/13.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And he went through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/luke/13.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And He went through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/luke/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And He was passing through one city and village after another, teaching, and proceeding on His way to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/luke/13.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />And He was passing through from one city and village to another, teaching, and proceeding on His way to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/luke/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And He was passing through from one city and village to another, teaching, and proceeding on His way to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/luke/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And He was passing through from one city and village to another, teaching, and proceeding on His way to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/luke/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Jesus journeyed on through cities and villages, teaching and making His way toward Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/luke/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He went through one town and village after another, teaching and making his way to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/luke/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He went through one town and village after another, teaching and making His way to Jerusalem.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/luke/13.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he went on his way through cities and villages, teaching, and journeying on unto Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/luke/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />As Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem, he taught the people in the towns and villages. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/luke/13.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he went on his way through cities and villages, teaching, and journeying on unto Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/luke/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then Jesus traveled and taught in one city and village after another on his way to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/luke/13.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Jesus went through towns and villages, teaching the people and making his way toward Jerusalem. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/luke/13.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Jesus taught in one town and village after another as he made his way to Jerusalem. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/luke/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Jesus traveled throughout the towns and villages, teaching as He made His way toward Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/luke/13.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then Jesus traveled throughout towns and villages, teaching and making his way toward Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/luke/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He went on his way through cities and villages, teaching, and traveling on to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/luke/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he went through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying towards Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/13.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />He was passing through town after town and village after village, steadily proceeding towards Jerusalem,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/luke/13.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He went on his way through cities and villages, teaching, and traveling on to Jerusalem. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/luke/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And He was going through cities and villages, teaching, and making progress toward Jerusalem;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/13.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And He was going through by towns and villages, teaching and making progress toward Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/luke/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And he was going through cities and villages, teaching, and making progress toward Jerusalem;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/luke/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he went through cities and towns, teaching, and making his passage to Jerusalem.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/luke/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he went through the cities and towns teaching, and making his journey to Jerusalem. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/luke/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And he was traveling through the cities and towns, teaching and making his way to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/luke/13.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He passed through towns and villages, teaching as he went and making his way to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/luke/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Jesus went through one town and village after another, teaching as he made his way to Jerusalem.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/luke/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And he journeyed through the villages and cities, teaching, and going to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/luke/13.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />And he traveled in villages and cities as he taught and he went on to Jerusalem.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/luke/13.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />And he went through every city and village, teaching, and journeying to Jerusalem.<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/luke/13.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />And He was journeying through cities and villages, teaching, and making His journey towards Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/luke/13.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />And he passed through the cities and villages, teaching, and making his way towards Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/luke/13.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />Afterwards he pass'd thro' several citys and villages, where he taught the people, on his journey to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/13.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />He was passing through town after town and village after village, steadily proceeding towards Jerusalem,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/luke/13.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />And He was journeying through the cities and villages, teaching, and making <i>His</i> way to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/luke/13.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />And he went through the cities and villages teaching, as He journeyed towards Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/luke/13-22.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3-5_0Jtd9Lc?start=5688" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/luke/13.htm">The Narrow Door</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21</span>It is like leaven that a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour, until all of it was leavened.” <span class="reftext">22</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: Kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">Then</a> <a href="/greek/1279.htm" title="1279: dieporeueto (V-IIM/P-3S) -- To journey through (past). From dia and poreuomai; to travel through.">Jesus traveled</a> <a href="/greek/2596.htm" title="2596: kata (Prep) -- A primary particle; down, in varied relations (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined).">throughout</a> <a href="/greek/4172.htm" title="4172: poleis (N-AFP) -- A city, the inhabitants of a city. Probably from the same as polemos, or perhaps from polus; a town.">the towns</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/2968.htm" title="2968: kōmas (N-AFP) -- A village, country town. From keimai; a hamlet.">villages,</a> <a href="/greek/1321.htm" title="1321: didaskōn (V-PPA-NMS) -- To teach, direct, admonish. A prolonged form of a primary verb dao; to teach.">teaching</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/4160.htm" title="4160: poioumenos (V-PPM-NMS) -- (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.">as He made</a> <a href="/greek/4197.htm" title="4197: poreian (N-AFS) -- A journey, pursuit, undertaking, progress. From poreuomai; travel; figuratively proceedings, i.e. Career.">His way</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">toward</a> <a href="/greek/2414.htm" title="2414: Hierosolyma (N-ANP) -- The Greek form of the Hebrew name: Jerusalem. Of Hebrew origin; Hierosolyma">Jerusalem.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">23</span>“Lord,” someone asked Him, “will only a few people be saved?” Jesus answered,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-13.htm">Matthew 7:13-14</a></span><br />Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. / But small is the gate and narrow the way that leads to life, and only a few find it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/14-6.htm">John 14:6</a></span><br />Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/19-24.htm">Matthew 19:24</a></span><br />Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/14-22.htm">Acts 14:22</a></span><br />strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. “We must endure many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-21.htm">Matthew 7:21-23</a></span><br />Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven. / Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’ / Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/10-9.htm">John 10:9</a></span><br />I am the gate. If anyone enters through Me, he will be saved. He will come in and go out and find pasture.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/25-10.htm">Matthew 25:10-12</a></span><br />But while they were on their way to buy it, the bridegroom arrived. Those who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet, and the door was shut. / Later the other virgins arrived and said, ‘Lord, lord, open the door for us!’ / But he replied, ‘Truly I tell you, I do not know you.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-27.htm">Romans 9:27-29</a></span><br />Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: “Though the number of the Israelites is like the sand of the sea, only the remnant will be saved. / For the Lord will carry out His sentence on the earth thoroughly and decisively.” / It is just as Isaiah foretold: “Unless the Lord of Hosts had left us descendants, we would have become like Sodom, we would have resembled Gomorrah.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/35-8.htm">Isaiah 35:8</a></span><br />And there will be a highway called the Way of Holiness. The unclean will not travel it—only those who walk in the Way—and fools will not stray onto it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/45-22.htm">Isaiah 45:22</a></span><br />Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/49-6.htm">Isaiah 49:6</a></span><br />He says: “It is not enough for You to be My Servant, to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the protected ones of Israel. I will also make You a light for the nations, to bring My salvation to the ends of the earth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/2-2.htm">Isaiah 2:2-3</a></span><br />In the last days the mountain of the house of the LORD will be established as the chief of the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and all nations will stream to it. / And many peoples will come and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways so that we may walk in His paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/4-1.htm">Micah 4:1-2</a></span><br />In the last days the mountain of the house of the LORD will be established as the chief of the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and the peoples will stream to it. / And many nations will come and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways, so that we may walk in His paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-31.htm">Jeremiah 31:31-34</a></span><br />Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah. / It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt—a covenant they broke, though I was a husband to them,” declares the LORD. / “But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/8-20.htm">Zechariah 8:20-23</a></span><br />This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Peoples will yet come—the residents of many cities— / and the residents of one city will go to another, saying: ‘Let us go at once to plead before the LORD and to seek the LORD of Hosts. I myself am going.’ / And many peoples and strong nations will come to seek the LORD of Hosts in Jerusalem and to plead before the LORD.” ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he went through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem.</p><p class="hdg">through.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/4-43.htm">Luke 4:43,44</a></b></br> And he said unto them, I must preach the kingdom of God to other cities also: for therefore am I sent… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/9-35.htm">Matthew 9:35</a></b></br> And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/mark/6-6.htm">Mark 6:6</a></b></br> And he marvelled because of their unbelief. And he went round about the villages, teaching.</p><p class="hdg">journeying.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/9-51.htm">Luke 9:51</a></b></br> 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,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/mark/10-32.htm">Mark 10:32-34</a></b></br> And they were in the way going up to Jerusalem; and Jesus went before them: and they were amazed; and as they followed, they were afraid. And he took again the twelve, and began to tell them what things should happen unto him, … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/8-1.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/luke/10-12.htm">City</a> <a href="/luke/9-12.htm">Country</a> <a href="/luke/13-4.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/luke/13-18.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/luke/10-33.htm">Journeying</a> <a href="/luke/11-8.htm">Making</a> <a href="/luke/6-12.htm">Passing</a> <a href="/luke/11-43.htm">Places</a> <a href="/mark/5-30.htm">Proceeding</a> <a href="/2_timothy/3-9.htm">Progress</a> <a href="/mark/8-25.htm">Steadily</a> <a href="/luke/13-10.htm">Teaching</a> <a href="/luke/12-21.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/luke/9-12.htm">Towns</a> <a href="/luke/10-38.htm">Traveling</a> <a href="/luke/10-38.htm">Village</a> <a href="/luke/9-12.htm">Villages</a> <a href="/luke/13-11.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/luke/19-17.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/luke/14-21.htm">City</a> <a href="/luke/14-23.htm">Country</a> <a href="/luke/13-33.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/luke/13-31.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/acts/9-3.htm">Journeying</a> <a href="/luke/16-14.htm">Making</a> <a href="/luke/17-11.htm">Passing</a> <a href="/luke/13-26.htm">Places</a> <a href="/luke/19-28.htm">Proceeding</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/8-9.htm">Progress</a> <a href="/acts/10-4.htm">Steadily</a> <a href="/luke/14-7.htm">Teaching</a> <a href="/luke/14-25.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/luke/19-17.htm">Towns</a> <a href="/luke/14-25.htm">Traveling</a> <a href="/luke/17-12.htm">Village</a> <a href="/acts/8-25.htm">Villages</a> <a href="/luke/13-24.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Luke 13</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/13-1.htm">Jesus preaches repentance upon the punishment of the Galilaeans and others.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/13-6.htm">The fruitless fig tree may not stand.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/13-10.htm">He heals the crooked woman;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/13-18.htm">shows the powerful working of the word, by the parable of the grain of mustard seed, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/13-20.htm">and of leaven;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/13-22.htm">exhorts to enter in at the strait gate;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/13-31.htm">and reproves Herod and Jerusalem.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/13.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/luke/13.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Then Jesus traveled throughout the towns and villages</b><br>This phrase highlights Jesus' itinerant ministry, emphasizing His commitment to reach various communities. The towns and villages refer to the smaller settlements in the region of Judea and Galilee. Jesus' movement through these areas fulfills the prophecy of <a href="/isaiah/9.htm">Isaiah 9:1-2</a>, which speaks of a great light shining in Galilee. His travels demonstrate His accessibility and willingness to engage with people from all walks of life, not just those in major cities. This approach reflects the inclusive nature of His message and mission.<p><b>teaching as He made His way</b><br>Teaching was central to Jesus' ministry, as He sought to impart the truths of the Kingdom of God. His teaching often included parables, which were stories with spiritual meanings, making profound truths accessible to ordinary people. This method of teaching was consistent with the rabbinic tradition of the time, where teachers would travel and instruct their followers. Jesus' teachings often challenged the religious status quo, emphasizing internal righteousness over external observance, as seen in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7).<p><b>toward Jerusalem</b><br>Jerusalem holds significant theological and historical importance. It was the center of Jewish religious life, home to the Temple, and the place where major Jewish festivals were celebrated. Jesus' journey toward Jerusalem is symbolic of His impending crucifixion and resurrection, fulfilling His role as the sacrificial Lamb of God. This journey is a fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies, such as those found in <a href="/isaiah/53.htm">Isaiah 53</a>, which speak of the suffering servant. Jesus' deliberate movement toward Jerusalem underscores His obedience to the Father's will and His awareness of the purpose of His mission.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a></b><br>The central figure in this passage, Jesus is actively teaching and moving toward Jerusalem, indicating His mission and purpose.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/towns_and_villages.htm">Towns and Villages</a></b><br>These represent the various places where Jesus ministered, emphasizing His outreach to diverse communities.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The ultimate destination of Jesus' journey, symbolizing the culmination of His earthly ministry and the place of His impending crucifixion.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_mission_of_jesus.htm">The Mission of Jesus</a></b><br>Jesus' journey through towns and villages demonstrates His commitment to reaching all people with His message. As followers of Christ, we are called to be intentional in sharing the Gospel with those around us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_teaching.htm">The Importance of Teaching</a></b><br>Jesus prioritized teaching as a means of spreading His message. We should value sound doctrine and seek to grow in our understanding of Scripture to effectively communicate our faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_significance_of_jerusalem.htm">The Significance of Jerusalem</a></b><br>Jesus' journey toward Jerusalem signifies His obedience to God's plan, even when it led to suffering. We are encouraged to trust in God's purpose for our lives, even when the path is difficult.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/perseverance_in_ministry.htm">Perseverance in Ministry</a></b><br>Jesus' continuous travel and teaching illustrate perseverance in ministry. We are called to remain steadfast in our service to God, regardless of challenges or opposition.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_engagement.htm">Community Engagement</a></b><br>By visiting various towns and villages, Jesus engaged with different communities. We should seek to engage with and serve our local communities, reflecting Christ's love and compassion.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_luke_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Luke 13</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_happened_in_jesus'_final_hours.htm">What events occurred during Jesus' final hours?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/meaning_of_'a_merry_heart_is_medicine'.htm">What did Jesus teach his disciples at the Last Supper?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_olivet_discourse_about.htm">What is the Olivet Discourse about?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_jesus'_prophecy_on_jerusalem.htm">Luke 13:31-35: What non-biblical evidence, if any, supports Jesus' prophetic words regarding Jerusalem's fate, and how can we confirm their historical reliability?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/luke/13.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(22) <span class= "bld">And he went through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">making a journey,</span> as implying a circuit deliberately planned. This is apparently the continuation of the same journey as that of which <a href="/luke/9-51.htm" title="And it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received up, he steadfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem,">Luke 9:51</a> recorded the beginning. There seems reason to believe, as stated in the Note on that passage, that it lay chiefly through the cities and villages of Peraea, the modern <span class= "ital">Hauran,</span> on the east side of the Jordan. Such a journey, though with comparatively little record of what happened on it, is implied in <a href="/matthew/19-1.htm" title="And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judaea beyond Jordan;">Matthew 19:1</a>, <a href="/mark/10-1.htm" title="And he arose from there, and comes into the coasts of Judaea by the farther side of Jordan: and the people resort to him again; and, as he was wont, he taught them again.">Mark 10:1</a>, in the retirement "beyond Jordan" of <a href="/john/10-40.htm" title="And went away again beyond Jordan into the place where John at first baptized; and there he stayed.">John 10:40</a>. It had led our Lord at first through Samaria (<a href="/luke/9-52.htm" title="And sent messengers before his face: and they went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him.">Luke 9:52</a>), then back to Samaria and Galilee again (<a href="/luke/17-11.htm" title="And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the middle of Samaria and Galilee.">Luke 17:11</a>), then either from the east, crossing the river, or from the west to Jericho (<a href="/luke/18-35.htm" title="And it came to pass, that as he was come near to Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging:">Luke 18:35</a>). . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/luke/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 22.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And he went through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem</span>. This note of the evangelist simply calls attention that the last solemn progress in the direction of the capital was still going on. The question has been discussed at length above. St. Luke, by these little notes of time and place, wishes to direct attention to the fact that all this part of the Gospel relates to one great division of the public ministry - to that which immediately preceded the last Passover. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/luke/13-22.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">Then</span><br /><span class="grk">Καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(Kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">[Jesus] traveled</span><br /><span class="grk">διεπορεύετο</span> <span class="translit">(dieporeueto)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1279.htm">Strong's 1279: </a> </span><span class="str2">To journey through (past). From dia and poreuomai; to travel through.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">throughout</span><br /><span class="grk">κατὰ</span> <span class="translit">(kata)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2596.htm">Strong's 2596: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary particle; down, in varied relations (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined).</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[the] towns</span><br /><span class="grk">πόλεις</span> <span class="translit">(poleis)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4172.htm">Strong's 4172: </a> </span><span class="str2">A city, the inhabitants of a city. Probably from the same as polemos, or perhaps from polus; a town.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">villages,</span><br /><span class="grk">κώμας</span> <span class="translit">(kōmas)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2968.htm">Strong's 2968: </a> </span><span class="str2">A village, country town. From keimai; a hamlet.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">teaching</span><br /><span class="grk">διδάσκων</span> <span class="translit">(didaskōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1321.htm">Strong's 1321: </a> </span><span class="str2">To teach, direct, admonish. A prolonged form of a primary verb dao; to teach.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as He made</span><br /><span class="grk">ποιούμενος</span> <span class="translit">(poioumenos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4160.htm">Strong's 4160: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">His way</span><br /><span class="grk">πορείαν</span> <span class="translit">(poreian)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4197.htm">Strong's 4197: </a> </span><span class="str2">A journey, pursuit, undertaking, progress. From poreuomai; travel; figuratively proceedings, i.e. Career.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">toward</span><br /><span class="grk">εἰς</span> <span class="translit">(eis)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm">Strong's 1519: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Jerusalem.</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἱεροσόλυμα</span> <span class="translit">(Hierosolyma)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2414.htm">Strong's 2414: </a> </span><span class="str2">The Greek form of the Hebrew name: Jerusalem. 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