Luke 17:23
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.
People will tell you, ‘Look, there He is!’ or ‘Look, here He is!’ Do not go out or chase after them.
24 For just as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one end to the other, so will be the Son of Man in His day.
25 But first He must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- People will tell you, ‘Look, there He is!’ or ‘Look, here He is!’ Do not go out or chase after them.
- KJV
- And they shall say to you, See here; or, see there: go not after them, nor follow them.
- WEB
- They will tell you, ‘Look, here!’ or ‘Look, there!’ Don’t go away or follow after them,
- ASV
- And they shall say to you, Lo, there! Lo, here! go not away, nor follow after [them]:
- DARBY
- And they will say to you, Lo here, or Lo there; go not, nor follow [them].
- BLB
- And they will say to you⁺, ‘Behold, there,’ or, ‘Behold, here.’ you⁺ should not go away, nor should you⁺ pursue.
- ÅB
- Og de skal si til dere: Se her, se der er han! Gå ikke der bort, og følg ikke etter!
- OTB
- Folk vil si til dere: 'Se, der er han!' eller 'Her er han!' Ikke løp etter dem.
- B1930
- Og de skal si til eder: Se her, se der er han! Gå ikke der bort, og følg ikke efter!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 21:8
Jesus answered, “See to it that you are not deceived. For many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am He,’ and, ‘The time is near.’ Do not follow them.
Read in contextMatthew 24:23–26
At that time, if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There He is!’ do not believe it.
Read in contextLuke 17:21
Nor will people say, ‘Look, here it is,’ or ‘There it is.’ For you see, the kingdom of God is in your midst.”
Read in contextMark 13:21–23
At that time if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There He is!’ do not believe it.
Read in context