Luke 17:20
And being asked by the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God would come, he answered them and said: The kingdom of God comes not with observation;
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
In Context
19And he said to him: Arise, and go; thy faith has made thee whole.
21nor shall they say, Lo here! or, Lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you[17:21].
Cross References
Luke 16:16The law and the prophets were until John; from that time the good news of the kingdom of God is published, and every man presses into it.
Luke 19:11And as they were hearing these things, he added and spoke a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God would immediately appear.
Acts 1:6They therefore, having come together[1:6], asked him, saying: Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?
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 →