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the Week of Proper 26 / Ordinary 31
the Week of Proper 26 / Ordinary 31
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Good News Translation
Luke 17:23
There will be those who will say to you, ‘Look, over there!' or, ‘Look, over here!' But don't go out looking for it.
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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.
Contemporary English Version
When people say to you, "Look there," or "Look here," don't go looking for him.
When people say to you, "Look there," or "Look here," don't go looking for him.
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.
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 the Kingdom of God would come. His answer was, "The Kingdom of God does not come in such a way as to be seen. 21 No one will say, ‘Look, here it is!' or, ‘There it is!'; because the Kingdom of God is within you." 22 Then he said to the disciples, "The time will come when you will wish you could see one of the days of the Son of Man, but you will not see it. 23 There will be those who will say to you, ‘Look, over there!' or, ‘Look, over here!' But don't go out looking for it. 24 As the lightning flashes across the sky and lights it up from one side to the other, so will the Son of Man be in his day. 25 But first he must suffer much and be rejected by the people of this day. 26 As it was in the time of Noah so shall it be in the days of the Son of Man. 27 Everybody kept on eating and drinking, and men and women married, up to the very day Noah went into the boat and the flood came and killed them all. 28 It will be as it was in the time of Lot. Everybody kept on eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building. 29 On the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and killed them all.
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 make my covenant with you and give you many descendants."
I will make my covenant with you and give you many descendants."
Genesis 17:9
God said to Abraham, "You also must agree to keep the covenant with me, both you and your descendants in future generations.
God said to Abraham, "You also must agree to keep the covenant with me, both you and your descendants in future generations.
Genesis 17:10
You and your descendants must all agree to circumcise every male among you.
You and your descendants must all agree to circumcise every male among you.
Genesis 17:14
Any male who has not been circumcised will no longer be considered one of my people, because he has not kept the covenant with me."
Any male who has not been circumcised will no longer be considered one of my people, because he has not kept the covenant with me."
Genesis 17:18
He asked God, "Why not let Ishmael be my heir?"
He asked God, "Why not let Ishmael be my heir?"
Genesis 17:19
But God said, "No. Your wife Sarah will bear you a son and you will name him Isaac. I will keep my covenant with him and with his descendants forever. It is an everlasting covenant.
But God said, "No. Your wife Sarah will bear you a son and you will name him Isaac. I will keep my covenant with him and with his descendants forever. It is an everlasting covenant.
Genesis 17:25
and his son Ishmael was thirteen.
and his son Ishmael was thirteen.
Genesis 17:26
They were both circumcised on the same day,
They were both circumcised on the same day,
Genesis 17:27
together with all of Abraham's slaves.
together with all of Abraham's slaves.
Genesis 18:19
I have chosen him in order that he may command his sons and his descendants to obey me and to do what is right and just. If they do, I will do everything for him that I have promised."
I have chosen him in order that he may command his sons and his descendants to obey me and to do what is right and just. If they do, I will do everything for him that I have promised."
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.
