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Wednesday, July 9th, 2025
the Week of Proper 9 / Ordinary 14
the Week of Proper 9 / Ordinary 14
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Contemporary English Version
Luke 17:23
When people say to you, "Look there," or "Look here," don't go looking for him.
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Christian Standard Bible®
They will say to you,
They will say to you,
King James Version (1611)
And they shall say to you, See here, or see there: Goe not after them, nor follow them.
And they shall say to you, See here, or see there: Goe not after them, nor follow them.
King James Version
And they shall say to you, See here; or, see there: go not after them, nor follow them.
And they shall say to you, See here; or, see there: go not after them, nor follow them.
English Standard Version
And they will say to you, ‘Look, there!' or ‘Look, here!' Do not go out or follow them.
And they will say to you, ‘Look, there!' or ‘Look, here!' Do not go out or follow them.
New American Standard Bible
"And they will say to you, 'Look there,' or, 'Look here!' Do not leave, and do not run after them.
"And they will say to you, 'Look there,' or, 'Look here!' Do not leave, and do not run after them.
New Century Version
People will say to you, ‘Look, there he is!' or, ‘Look, here he is!' Stay where you are; don't go away and search.
People will say to you, ‘Look, there he is!' or, ‘Look, here he is!' Stay where you are; don't go away and search.
Amplified Bible
"They will say to you, 'Look [the Messiah is] there!' or 'Look [He is] here!' Do not go away [to see Him], and do not run after them.
"They will say to you, 'Look [the Messiah is] there!' or 'Look [He is] here!' Do not go away [to see Him], and do not run after them.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"They will say to you, 'Look there! Look here!' Do not go away, and do not run after them.
"They will say to you, 'Look there! Look here!' Do not go away, and do not run after them.
Legacy Standard Bible
And they will say to you, ‘Look there! Look here!' Do not go away, and do not run after them.
And they will say to you, ‘Look there! Look here!' Do not go away, and do not run after them.
Berean Standard Bible
People will tell you, 'Look, there He is,' or 'Here He is.' Do not go out or chase after them.
People will tell you, 'Look, there He is,' or 'Here He is.' Do not go out or chase after them.
Complete Jewish Bible
People will say to you, ‘Look! Right here!' or, ‘See! Over there!' Don't run off, don't follow them,
People will say to you, ‘Look! Right here!' or, ‘See! Over there!' Don't run off, don't follow them,
Darby Translation
And they will say to you, Lo here, or Lo there; go not, nor follow [them].
And they will say to you, Lo here, or Lo there; go not, nor follow [them].
Easy-to-Read Version
People will say to you, ‘Look, there it is!' or ‘Look, here it is!' Stay where you are; don't go away and search.
People will say to you, ‘Look, there it is!' or ‘Look, here it is!' Stay where you are; don't go away and search.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then they shall say to you, Behold here, or beholde there: but goe not thither, neither followe them.
Then they shall say to you, Behold here, or beholde there: but goe not thither, neither followe them.
George Lamsa Translation
And if they should say to you, Behold, he is here! and behold, he is there! do not go.
And if they should say to you, Behold, he is here! and behold, he is there! do not go.
Good News Translation
There will be those who will say to you, ‘Look, over there!' or, ‘Look, over here!' But don't go out looking for it.
There will be those who will say to you, ‘Look, over there!' or, ‘Look, over here!' But don't go out looking for it.
Lexham English Bible
And they will say to you, ‘Behold, there!' ‘Behold, here!' Do not go out or run after them!
And they will say to you, ‘Behold, there!' ‘Behold, here!' Do not go out or run after them!
Literal Translation
And they will say to you, Lo, here! Or, Lo, there! Do not go away, nor follow.
And they will say to you, Lo, here! Or, Lo, there! Do not go away, nor follow.
American Standard Version
And they shall say to you, Lo, there! Lo, here! go not away, nor follow after them:
And they shall say to you, Lo, there! Lo, here! go not away, nor follow after them:
Bible in Basic English
And if they say to you, See, it is there! or, It is here! do not go away, or go after them.
And if they say to you, See, it is there! or, It is here! do not go away, or go after them.
Hebrew Names Version
They will tell you, 'Look, here!' or 'Look, there!' Don't go away, nor follow after them,
They will tell you, 'Look, here!' or 'Look, there!' Don't go away, nor follow after them,
International Standard Version
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Etheridge Translation
And if they say to you, Behold here, and, Behold there, go not.
And if they say to you, Behold here, and, Behold there, go not.
Murdock Translation
And if they shall say to you: Lo, here he is! or, Lo, there he is! go not forth.
And if they shall say to you: Lo, here he is! or, Lo, there he is! go not forth.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And they shall say to you, See here, see there: Go not after them, nor folowe them.
And they shall say to you, See here, see there: Go not after them, nor folowe them.
English Revised Version
And they shall say to you, Lo, there! Lo, here! go not away, nor follow after them:
And they shall say to you, Lo, there! Lo, here! go not away, nor follow after them:
World English Bible
They will tell you, 'Look, here!' or 'Look, there!' Don't go away, nor follow after them,
They will tell you, 'Look, here!' or 'Look, there!' Don't go away, nor follow after them,
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And when they shall say to you, See here; see there: go not, nor follow them.
And when they shall say to you, See here; see there: go not, nor follow them.
Weymouth's New Testament
And they will say to you, `See there!' `See here!' Do not start off and go in pursuit.
And they will say to you, `See there!' `See here!' Do not start off and go in pursuit.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thei schulen seie to you, Lo! here, and lo there. Nyle ye go, nether sue ye;
And thei schulen seie to you, Lo! here, and lo there. Nyle ye go, nether sue ye;
Update Bible Version
And they shall say to you, Look, there! Or, Look, here! don't go away, nor follow after [them]:
And they shall say to you, Look, there! Or, Look, here! don't go away, nor follow after [them]:
Webster's Bible Translation
And they will say to you, See here; or, see there: go not after [them], nor follow them.
And they will say to you, See here; or, see there: go not after [them], nor follow them.
New English Translation
Then people will say to you, ‘Look, there he is!' or ‘Look, here he is!' Do not go out or chase after them.
Then people will say to you, ‘Look, there he is!' or ‘Look, here he is!' Do not go out or chase after them.
New King James Version
And they will say to you, 'Look here!' or 'Look there!' [fn] Do not go after them or follow them.
And they will say to you, 'Look here!' or 'Look there!' [fn] Do not go after them or follow them.
New Living Translation
People will tell you, ‘Look, there is the Son of Man,' or ‘Here he is,' but don't go out and follow them.
People will tell you, ‘Look, there is the Son of Man,' or ‘Here he is,' but don't go out and follow them.
New Life Bible
They will say to you, ‘He is here,' or, ‘He is there,' but do not follow them.
They will say to you, ‘He is here,' or, ‘He is there,' but do not follow them.
New Revised Standard
They will say to you, ‘Look there!' or ‘Look here!' Do not go, do not set off in pursuit.
They will say to you, ‘Look there!' or ‘Look here!' Do not go, do not set off in pursuit.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And they will say unto you, Lo there! or, Lo here! Do not depart, and do notpursue.
And they will say unto you, Lo there! or, Lo here! Do not depart, and do notpursue.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And they will say to you: See here, and see there. Go ye not after, nor follow them.
And they will say to you: See here, and see there. Go ye not after, nor follow them.
Revised Standard Version
And they will say to you, 'Lo, there!' or 'Lo, here!' Do not go, do not follow them.
And they will say to you, 'Lo, there!' or 'Lo, here!' Do not go, do not follow them.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And they shall saye to you: Se here Se there. Goo not after them nor folowe them
And they shall saye to you: Se here Se there. Goo not after them nor folowe them
Young's Literal Translation
and they shall say to you, Lo, here; or lo, there; ye may not go away, nor follow;
and they shall say to you, Lo, here; or lo, there; ye may not go away, nor follow;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And they shal saye vnto you: Se here, Se there. Go not ye, nether folowe,
And they shal saye vnto you: Se here, Se there. Go not ye, nether folowe,
Mace New Testament (1729)
they will tell you, here he is, or, he is there: but don't go out to follow them;
they will tell you, here he is, or, he is there: but don't go out to follow them;
Simplified Cowboy Version
There will be people saying, 'Look, over there! or, 'Here he is over here!' But don't believe those people.
There will be people saying, 'Look, over there! or, 'Here he is over here!' But don't believe those people.
Contextual Overview
20 Some Pharisees asked Jesus when God's kingdom would come. He answered, "God's kingdom isn't something you can see. 21 There is no use saying, ‘Look! Here it is' or ‘Look! There it is.' God's kingdom is here with you." 22 Jesus said to his disciples: The time will come when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, but you will not. 23 When people say to you, "Look there," or "Look here," don't go looking for him. 24 The day of the Son of Man will be like lightning flashing across the sky. 25 But first he must suffer terribly and be rejected by the people of today. 26 When the Son of Man comes, things will be just as they were when Noah lived. 27 People were eating, drinking, and getting married right up to the day when Noah went into the big boat. Then the flood came and drowned everyone on earth. 28 When Lot lived, people were also eating and drinking. They were buying, selling, planting, and building. 29 But on the very day Lot left Sodom, fiery flames poured down from the sky and killed everyone.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Luke 17:21, Luke 21:8, Matthew 24:23-26, Mark 13:21-23
Reciprocal: Luke 17:20 - observation John 7:34 - General
Cross-References
Genesis 17:2
I will keep my solemn promise to you and give you more descendants than can be counted."
I will keep my solemn promise to you and give you more descendants than can be counted."
Genesis 17:9
Abraham, you and all future members of your family must promise to obey me.
Abraham, you and all future members of your family must promise to obey me.
Genesis 17:10
As the sign that you are keeping this promise, you must circumcise every man and boy in your family.
As the sign that you are keeping this promise, you must circumcise every man and boy in your family.
Genesis 17:12
From now on, your family must circumcise every baby boy when he is eight days old. You must even circumcise any man or boy you have as a slave, both those born in your homes and those you buy from foreigners. This will be a sign that my promise to you will last forever.
From now on, your family must circumcise every baby boy when he is eight days old. You must even circumcise any man or boy you have as a slave, both those born in your homes and those you buy from foreigners. This will be a sign that my promise to you will last forever.
Genesis 17:14
Any man who isn't circumcised hasn't kept his promise to me and cannot be one of my people.
Any man who isn't circumcised hasn't kept his promise to me and cannot be one of my people.
Genesis 17:18
Then he asked God, "Why not let Ishmael inherit what you have promised me?"
Then he asked God, "Why not let Ishmael inherit what you have promised me?"
Genesis 17:19
But God answered: No! You and Sarah will have a son. His name will be Isaac, and I will make an everlasting promise to him and his descendants.
But God answered: No! You and Sarah will have a son. His name will be Isaac, and I will make an everlasting promise to him and his descendants.
Genesis 18:19
I have chosen him to teach his family to obey me forever and to do what is right and fair. Then I will give Abraham many descendants, just as I promised."
I have chosen him to teach his family to obey me forever and to do what is right and fair. Then I will give Abraham many descendants, just as I promised."
Genesis 34:24
Every grown man followed this advice and got circumcised.
Every grown man followed this advice and got circumcised.
Psalms 119:60
As soon as you command, I do what you say.
As soon as you command, I do what you say.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And they shall say unto you, see here, or see there,.... That is, there is Christ; and in two of Beza's exemplars, the word Christ is added as in Matthew 24:23 from whence it seems to be transcribed: and the sense is, it shall be said by one or another; Christ is in such a place, or he is in such a place, and he will quickly appear, and deliver the people of the Jews out of all their distresses and calamities by the Romans,
Go not after them nor follow [them]: the last clause, "nor follow them", is left out in the Syriac and Persic versions; the meaning is, give no credit to them; as if Christ was come again in person, and was in such a place, do not go along with them, where they direct, as into the desert, or into the secret chambers; for to follow them will be very dangerous, of bad consequence, as well as vain and fruitless; see Acts 5:36.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
And they shall say ... - Many false Christs, according to Josephus, appeared about that time, attempting to lead away the people. See the notes at Matthew 24:23-27.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Luke 17:23. And they shall say — Or, And IF they shall say. Two MSS., the Syriac and Armenian, have εαν, IF.
See here — KM, sixteen others, and the later Syriac, have ο χριστος, Behold the Christ is here. This is undoubtedly the meaning of the place. Matthew 24:23; Matthew 24:23.
