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# General Information:
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It is now obvious that Jesus has decided to go to Jerusalem.
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# When the days drew near for him to be taken up
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"When the time was coming for him to go up" or "When it was almost time for him to go up"
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# set his face
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This idiom means he "firmly decided." AT: "made up his mind" or "decided" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# to prepare everything for him
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This means to make arrangements for his arrival there, possibly including a place to speak, a place to stay, and food.
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# did not welcome him
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"did not want him to stay"
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# because he had set his face to go to Jerusalem
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The Samaritans and the Jews hated each other. Therefore the Samaritans would not help Jesus on his journey to Jerusalem, the Jewish capital. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
# translationWords
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/heaven]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/face]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/jerusalem]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/messenger]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/samaria]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/receive]]
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