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norοὐδὲwill they say,ἐροῦσιν‘Look,Ἰδοὺhere!’ὧδεorἤ‘There!’ἘκεῖForγὰρlook,ἰδοὺthe kingdomἡ βασιλείαof Godτοῦ θεοῦisἐστινamongἐντὸςyou.”ὑμῶν
Luke 17:21
Study it in the app“nor will they say, ‘Look, here!’ or ‘There!’ For look, the kingdom of God is among you.””
Asked when the kingdom will come, he says it is already among themThe Kingdom of God
With the Greek beneath
Luke 17:21, word by word
- will they sayἐροῦσινerousin
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “erousin” appears- the kingdomβασιλείαbasileia
kingdom of God
God's rule, which comes with Jesus.
Where else “basileia” appears- of Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- isἐστινestin
be present
To be in a place or with someone.
Where else “estin” appears- amongἐντὸςentos
among
Present in the midst of a group.
Where else “entos” appears
Translation note
The word can be understood “among you” (present in the person of Jesus) or “within you.”
The context
20And being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God was coming, he answered them and said, “The kingdom of God is not coming in a way that can be observed,
21 · This verse (above)
22And he said to the disciples, “Days will come when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see it.
To study Luke 17 in a group
1. What it says
Of the ten lepers who are cleansed, how many come back to give thanks, and what does Jesus say to him? (vv. 12-19)
2. What it means
Jesus points out that the one who returned was a Samaritan, a foreigner (vv. 16-18). What does that say about who recognizes what God has done?
3. How I live it
Jesus says to forgive a brother who changes his mind, even seven times a day (vv. 3-4). Whom do you need to forgive this week?