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Luke 17:21

And so, they will not say, ‘Behold, it is here,’ or ‘Behold, it is there.’ For behold, the kingdom of God is within you.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

In The King James Version

Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.

In Context

20Then he was questioned by the Pharisees: “When does the kingdom of God arrive?” And in response, he said to them: “The kingdom of God arrives unobserved.

22And he said to his disciples: “The time will come when you will desire to see one day of the Son of man, and you will not see it.

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Cross References

Matthew 24:23Then if anyone will have said to you, ‘Behold, here is the Christ,’ or ‘he is there,’ do not be willing to believe it.

Luke 10:9And cure the sick who are in that place, and proclaim to them, ‘The kingdom of God has drawn near to you.’

Luke 21:8And he said: “Be cautious, lest you be seduced. For many will come in my name, saying: ‘For I am he,’ and, ‘The time has drawn near.’ And so, do not choose to go after them.

Romans 14:17For the kingdom of God is not food and drink, but rather justice and peace and joy, in the Holy Spirit.

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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