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Luke 17:20

When asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, “The kingdom of God will not come with observable signs.

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ASV

And being asked by the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God cometh, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:

KJV

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:

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23 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ἘπερωτηθεὶςEperōtētheisHaving been askedG1905 →
δὲdenowG1161 →
ὑπὸhupobyG5259 →
τῶνtōntheG3588 →
ΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōnPhariseesG5330 →
πότεpotewhenG4219 →
ἔρχεταιerchetaiis comingG2064 →
ἡhētheG3588 →
βασιλείαbasileiakingdomG932 →
τοῦtou<the>G3588 →
θεοῦ,theouof God,G2316 →
ἀπεκρίθηapekrithēHe answeredG611 →
αὐτοῖςautoisto themG846 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
εἶπεν·eipensaid;G2036 →
οὐκoukNotG3756 →
ἔρχεταιerchetaicomesG2064 →
ἡhētheG3588 →
βασιλείαbasileiakingdomG932 →
τοῦtou<the>G3588 →
θεοῦtheouof GodG2316 →
μετὰmetawithG3326 →
παρατηρήσεως,paratērēseōscareful observation,G3907 →

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Acts 1:6So when they came together, they asked Him, “Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?”John 18:36Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world; if it were, My servants would fight to prevent My arrest by the Jews. But now My kingdom is not of this realm.”Luke 16:16The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John. Since that time, the gospel of the kingdom of God is being preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it.Luke 19:11While the people were listening to this, Jesus proceeded to tell them a parable, because He was near Jerusalem and they thought the kingdom of God would appear imminently.Daniel 2:44In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will shatter all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, but will itself stand forever.Acts 1:6–7So when they came together, they asked Him, “Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?”Luke 17:23–24People will tell you, ‘Look, there He is!’ or ‘Look, here He is!’ Do not go out or chase after them.Luke 10:11‘Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet, we wipe off as a testimony against you. Yet be sure of this: The kingdom of God is near.’Zechariah 4:6So he said to me, “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit, says the LORD of Hosts.Isaiah 42:2He will not cry out or raise His voice, nor make His voice heard in the streets.Daniel 2:45And just as you saw a stone being cut out of the mountain without human hands, and it shattered the iron, bronze, clay, silver, and gold, so the great God has told the king what will happen in the future. The dream is true, and its interpretation is trustworthy.”Matthew 12:19He will not quarrel or cry out; no one will hear His voice in the streets.

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