Luke 17:23

People will say to you, ‘Behold, here he is!’ or, ‘Behold, there he is!’ Do not go off with them or run after them,

Text-Critical English NT

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, “The days will come when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, but you will not see it.

24for just as lightning flashes from one part of the sky and shines to the other, so will the Son of Man be in his day.

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Cross References

Mark 13:21If anyone says to you at that time, ‘Behold, here is the Christ!’ or, ‘Behold, there he is!’ do not believe him.

Luke 21:8He said, “Make sure you are not led astray. For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he,’ and, ‘The time has drawn 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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