Luke 17:20
18 Was no one found except this foreigner to return and give glory to God?”
19 Then Jesus said to him, “Rise and go; your faith has made you well!”
When asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, “The kingdom of God will not come with observable signs.
21 Nor will people say, ‘Look, here it is,’ or ‘There it is.’ For you see, the kingdom of God is in your midst.”
22 Then He said to the disciples, “The time is coming when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, but you will not see it.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- When asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, “The kingdom of God will not come with observable signs.
- KJV
- And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:
- WEB
- Being asked by the Pharisees when God’s Kingdom would come, he answered them, “God’s Kingdom doesn’t come with observation;
- ASV
- And being asked by the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God cometh, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:
- DARBY
- And having been asked by the Pharisees, When is the kingdom of God coming? he answered them and said, The kingdom of God does not come with observation;
- BLB
- And having been questioned by the Pharisees [as to] when the kingdom of God is coming, He answered them and said, “The kingdom of God does not come with observation,
- ÅB
- Men da han ble spurt av fariseerne når Guds rike skulle komme, svarte han dem og sa: Guds rike kommer ikke på den måte at en kan se det med sine øyne;
- OTB
- En gang, da fariseerne spurte når Guds rike ville komme, svarte Jesus: "Ankomsten av Guds rike er ikke noe som kan observeres,
- B1930
- Men da han blev spurt av fariseerne når Guds rike skulde komme, svarte han dem og sa: Guds rike kommer ikke på den måte at en kan se det med sine øine;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 18:36
Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world; if it were, My servants would fight to prevent My arrest by the Jews. But now My kingdom is not of this realm.”
Read in contextLuke 19:11
While the people were listening to this, Jesus proceeded to tell them a parable, because He was near Jerusalem and they thought the kingdom of God would appear imminently.
Read in contextLuke 16:16
The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John. Since that time, the gospel of the kingdom of God is being preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it.
Read in contextDaniel 2:44
In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will shatter all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, but will itself stand forever.
Read in contextZechariah 4:6
So he said to me, “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit, says the LORD of Hosts.
Read in contextLuke 10:11
‘Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet, we wipe off as a testimony against you. Yet be sure of this: The kingdom of God is near.’
Read in contextActs 1:6–7
So when they came together, they asked Him, “Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?”
Read in contextLuke 17:23–24
People will tell you, ‘Look, there He is!’ or ‘Look, here He is!’ Do not go out or chase after them.
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