KJV ORIGINAL
And they did not receive him, because his face was as though he would go to Jerusalem.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
But they wouldn't welcome him because it was obvious he was headed to Jerusalem.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Sometimes people reject you just because of where you're going, not who you are.
📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?
The Gospel of Luke was written by an author traditionally identified as Luke, a companion of Paul, for a Gentile audience in the second half of the first century
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