Luke 17:20

The Pharisees asked him when the kingdom of God was coming. He answered. "The kingdom of God does not come so that you can catch sight of it,

Montgomery New Testament

In The King James Version

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:

In Context

19And he said unto him, "Rise and go, your faith has healed you."

21"nor will they say, ‘Look here it is!’ or ‘See there!’ - for the kingdom of God is now in your midst."

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Cross References

Luke 16:16"The Law and the Prophet lasted until John; since then the gospel of the kingdom of God is preached, and any one presses in.

Luke 19:11As they were listening to his words he added this parable, because he was near Jerusalem and they thought that the kingdom of God was immediately to appear.

Acts 1:6So, when they came together, they began to ask him, "Master, are you at this time about to restore the kingdom of 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 →

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