Luke 17:20–21
Asked when the kingdom will come, he says it is already among them
Study it word by word20And 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,
21nor will they say, ‘Look, here!’ or ‘There!’ For look, the kingdom of God is among you.”
In its context
18Were there none found returning to give glory to God except this foreigner?”
19And he said to him, “Get up and go; your faith has saved you.”
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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.
23And they will say to you, ‘Look, there! Look, here!’ Do not go off nor run after them.
Its words in the original
- ἘπερωτηθεὶςEperōtētheis· ask
Ask, question.
- ΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōn· Pharisee
Pharisee: a member of a Jewish group that kept the law of Moses and the traditions of its teachers strictly.
- πότεpote· when?
When? "How long?".
- ἔρχεταιerchetai· come, go
Come, arrive; go.
- βασιλείαbasileia· kingdom
Kingdom: the reign of a king and the place where he reigns. "The kingdom of heaven" is the reign of God.
- θεοῦtheou· God, god
God. In the plural or in another sense, "gods".
- ἀπεκρίθηapekrithē· answer
Answer, reply; speak up.
- εἶπενeipen· say
Say, speak; in the passive, "be called".
- παρατηρήσεωςparatērēseōs· observation
Observation, careful watching for signs.
- ἐντὸςentos· inside, within
Inside, within; "among you".
- ἐστινestin· be
Be, exist.