Luke 17:21
19 And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole.
20 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:
Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.
22 And he said unto the disciples, The days will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye shall not see it.
23 And they shall say to you, See here; or, see there: go not after them, nor follow them.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Nor will people say, ‘Look, here it is,’ or ‘There it is.’ For you see, the kingdom of God is in your midst.”
- KJV
- Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.
- WEB
- neither will they say, ‘Look, here!’ or, ‘Look, there!’ for behold, God’s Kingdom is within you.”
- ASV
- neither shall they say, Lo, here! or, There! for lo, the kingdom of God is within you.
- DARBY
- nor shall they say, Lo here, or, Lo there; for behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you.
- BLB
- nor will they say, ‘Behold, here,’ or, ‘There.’ For behold, the kingdom of God is in your⁺ midst.”
- ÅB
- heller ikke skal de si: Se her eller se der er det! For se, Guds rike er inneni dere.
- OTB
- og folk vil heller ikke si: 'Her er det,' eller 'Der er det,' fordi Guds rike er blant dere."
- B1930
- heller ikke skal de si: Se her eller se der er det! For se, Guds rike er inneni eder.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 12:28
But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you.
Read in contextRomans 14:17
For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.
Read in contextMark 13:21
And then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here is Christ; or, lo, he is there; believe him not:
Read in contextLuke 10:9–11
And heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.
Read in contextColossians 1:27
To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:
Read in contextMatthew 24:23–28
Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.
Read in contextLuke 17:23
And they shall say to you, See here; or, see there: go not after them, nor follow them.
Read in contextLuke 21:8
And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them.
Read in context