Luke 17:23

And they will say to you, ‘Look, here!’ or ‘Look, there!’ Do not go along or follow.

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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

22Then He said to the disciples: “Days are coming when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of the Man, and you will not see it.

24Because just like the lightning that lights the whole sky when it flashes, so also will the Son of the Man be in His day.

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Cross References

Mark 13:21“Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ ‘Look, there!’ do not believe it;

Luke 21:8So He said: “Be careful, so as not to be deceived, because many will come in my name saying: ‘I am’ and ‘The time is at hand.’ Therefore 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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