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the Week of Proper 13 / Ordinary 18
the Week of Proper 13 / Ordinary 18
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Literal Standard Version
Luke 17:23
and they will say to you, Behold, here; or, Behold, there; you may not go away, nor follow;
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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.
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
20And having been questioned by the Pharisees when the Kingdom of God comes, He answered them and said, "The Kingdom of God does not come with observation; 21nor will they say, Behold, here; or, Behold, there; for behold, the Kingdom of God is within you." 22And He said to His disciples, "Days will come when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man and you will not behold [it]; 23and they will say to you, Behold, here; or, Behold, there; you may not go away, nor follow;24for as the lightning is flashing out of one [part] under the sky [and] shines to the other [part] under the sky, so will the Son of Man also be in His day; 25and first it is necessary for Him to suffer many things, and to be rejected by this generation. 26And as it came to pass in the days of Noah, so will it also be in the days of the Son of Man; 27they were eating, they were drinking, they were marrying, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the Ark, and the flood came, and destroyed all; 28in like manner also, as it came to pass in the days of Lot; they were eating, they were drinking, they were buying, they were selling, they were planting, they were building; 29and on the day Lot went forth from Sodom, He rained fire and brimstone from the sky, and destroyed 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
and I give My covenant between Me and you, and multiply you very exceedingly."
and I give My covenant between Me and you, and multiply you very exceedingly."
Genesis 17:9
And God says to Abraham, "And you keep My covenant, you and your seed after you, throughout their generations;
And God says to Abraham, "And you keep My covenant, you and your seed after you, throughout their generations;
Genesis 17:10
this [is] My covenant which you keep between Me and you, and your seed after you: every male of you [is] to be circumcised;
this [is] My covenant which you keep between Me and you, and your seed after you: every male of you [is] to be circumcised;
Genesis 17:12
And a son of eight days is circumcised by you; every male throughout your generations, born in the house, or bought with money from any son of a stranger, who is not of your seed;
And a son of eight days is circumcised by you; every male throughout your generations, born in the house, or bought with money from any son of a stranger, who is not of your seed;
Genesis 17:14
and an uncircumcised one, a male, the flesh of whose foreskin is not circumcised, indeed, that person has been cut off from his people; My covenant he has broken."
and an uncircumcised one, a male, the flesh of whose foreskin is not circumcised, indeed, that person has been cut off from his people; My covenant he has broken."
Genesis 17:18
And Abraham says to God, "O that Ishmael may live before You";
And Abraham says to God, "O that Ishmael may live before You";
Genesis 17:19
and God says, "Your wife Sarah is certainly bearing a son to you, and you have called his name Isaac, and I have established My covenant with him, for a perpetual covenant, to his seed after him.
and God says, "Your wife Sarah is certainly bearing a son to you, and you have called his name Isaac, and I have established My covenant with him, for a perpetual covenant, to his seed after him.
Genesis 17:25
and his son Ishmael [is] a son of thirteen years in the flesh of his foreskin being circumcised;
and his son Ishmael [is] a son of thirteen years in the flesh of his foreskin being circumcised;
Genesis 17:26
in this very same day Abraham has been circumcised, and his son Ishmael;
in this very same day Abraham has been circumcised, and his son Ishmael;
Genesis 17:27
and all the men of his house—born in the house, and bought with money from the son of a stranger—have been circumcised with him.
and all the men of his house—born in the house, and bought with money from the son of a stranger—have been circumcised with him.
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 ÏÏιÏÏοÏ, Behold the Christ is here. This is undoubtedly the meaning of the place. Matthew 24:23; Matthew 24:23.
