Luke 17:23

And if they say to you, See, it is there! or, It is here! do not go away, or go after them.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

And they shall say to you, See here; or, see there: go not after them, nor follow them.

In Context

22And he said to his disciples, The time will come when you will have a great desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, but you will not see it.

24For as in a thunderstorm the bright light is seen from one end of the sky to the other, so will the Son of man be when his time comes.

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Cross References

Mark 13:21And then if any man says to you, See, here is Christ; or, See, there; have no faith in it:

Luke 21:8And he said, Take care that you are not tricked: for a number of people will come in my name, saying, I am he; and, The time is near: do not go after them.

Matthew Henry on Luke 17:21-37

The Progress of Christ's Kingdom; Destruction of Jerusalem. 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: 21 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… Read the whole commentary →

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