Luke 17:20
And, being questioned by the Pharisees, When cometh the kingdom of God? he answered them and said—The kingdom of God cometh not with narrow watching;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
19And he said unto him—Arise and go thy way: thy faith, hath saved thee.
21Neither shall they say—Lo, here! or, There. For lo! the kingdom of God, is, among you.
Cross References
Zechariah 4:6Then responded he, and spake unto me, saying, This, is the word of Yahweh, unto Zerubbabel, saying,—Not by wealth, nor by strength, but by my spirit, saith Yahweh of hosts.
Luke 16:16The law and the prophets, were until John,—from that time, the good news of the kingdom of God, is being proclaimed, and, everyone, thereinto, is forcing his way.
Luke 19:11And, because they were hearing these things, he added and spake a parable, because of his being near Jerusalem, and their supposing that, instantly, was the kingdom of God to shine forth.
Acts 1:6They, therefore, having come together, began to question him, saying—Lord! art thou at this time duly establishing the kingdom unto 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 →