Luke 17:23 BSB — MannaFest

Luke 17:23

People will tell you, ‘Look, there He is!’ or ‘Look, here He is!’ Do not go out or chase after them.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And they shall say to you, Lo, there! Lo, here! go not away, nor follow after them:

KJV

And they shall say to you, See here; or, see there: go not after them, nor follow them.

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Commentary

3 voices

Eusebius of Caesarea

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (339)

As if he said, If at the coming of Antichrist, his fame shall be spread abroad, as though Christ had appeared, go not out, nor follow him. For it cannot be that He who was once seen on earth, shall any more dwell in the corners of the earth. It will therefore be he of whom we speak, not the true Christ.

The record, by era

The Church Fathers1 voice

Ambrose of Milan

Commentary on Luke (397)

He who knows the signs of the coming judgment also knows the end. Why would he not know? He is like flashing lightning, since as the Light, the Son of God illumines the inner part of the heavenly mystery. "In that hour," it says. He also knows the hour, but he knows it for himself, he does not know it for me. He then suitably asserts that the cause of the flood, fire and of the judgment proceeded from our sins, because God did not create evil, but our actions devised it for themselves.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

And they shall say ... - Many false Christs, according to Josephus, appeared about that time, attempting to lead away the people. See the notes at Mat 24:23-27.

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Luke (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) (1858)

We are taught, firstly, in this passage — that the kingdom of God is utterly unlike the kingdoms of this world. The Lord Jesus tells the Pharisees that "it does not come with observation." He meant by this, that its approach and presence were not to be marked by outward signs of dignity. Those who expected to observe anything of this kind, would be greatly disappointed. They would wait and watch for such a kingdom in vain — while the real kingdom would be in the midst of them without their knowing it.

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
ἐροῦσιν	erousin	they will say	G4483 →
ὑμῖν·	humin	to you;	G4771 →
ἰδοὺ	idou	Behold	G2400 →
ἐκεῖ	ekei	there	G1563 →
ἢ	ē	or	G2228 →
ἰδοὺ	idou	Behold	G2400 →
ὧδε.	hōde	here.	G5602 →
μὴ	mē	Not	G3361 →
ἀπέλθητε	apelthēte	may go forth	G565 →
μηδὲ	mēde	nor	G3366 →
διώξητε.	diōxēte	may follow.	G1377 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Luke 17:21
Nor will people say, ‘Look, here it is,’ or ‘There it is.’ For you see, the kingdom of God is in your midst.”
leads to
- Matthew 12:28
  But if I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
- Romans 14:17
  For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
- Mark 13:21
  At that time if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There He is!’ do not believe it.
- Luke 10:9–11
  Heal the sick who are there and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God is near you.’
- Colossians 1:27
  To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
Through
Luke 21:8
Jesus answered, “See to it that you are not deceived. For many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am He,’ and, ‘The time is near.’ Do not follow them.
leads to
- 1 John 4:1
  Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:3
  Let no one deceive you in any way, for it will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness—the son of destruction—is revealed.
- Mark 13:5–6
  Jesus began by telling them, “See to it that no one deceives you.

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Luke

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Luke