Luke 17:20
And questioned by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God comes, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God does not come with observation,
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In Context
19And he said to him, After rising, go. Thy faith has healed thee.
21nor will they say, Lo, here! or, Lo, there! For behold, the kingdom of God is inside of you.
Cross References
Zechariah 4:6Then he answered and spoke to me, saying, This is the word of LORD to Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says LORD of hosts.
Luke 16:16The law and the prophets were until John. From that time the kingdom of God is proclaimed good-news, and every man in it is treated aggressively.
Luke 19:11And as they heard these things, he spoke, adding on a parable because he was near Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God was going to appear immediately.
Acts 1:6Indeed therefore having come together, they questioned him, saying, Lord, do thou restore the kingdom to Israel at this time?
Matthew Henry on Luke 17:12-20
The Ten Lepers. 11 And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. 12 And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off: 13 And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us. 14 And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go show yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed. 15 And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and… Read the whole commentary →