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Luke 17:22-37
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Luke 17:22-37
New International Version
22 Then he said to his disciples, “The time is coming when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man,(A) but you will not see it.(B) 23 People will tell you, ‘There he is!’ or ‘Here he is!’ Do not go running off after them.(C) 24 For the Son of Man in his day[a] will be like the lightning,(D) which flashes and lights up the sky from one end to the other. 25 But first he must suffer many things(E) and be rejected(F) by this generation.(G)
26 “Just as it was in the days of Noah,(H) so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man. 27 People were eating, drinking, marrying and being given in marriage up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all.
28 “It was the same in the days of Lot.(I) People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building. 29 But the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all.
30 “It will be just like this on the day the Son of Man is revealed.(J) 31 On that day no one who is on the housetop, with possessions inside, should go down to get them. Likewise, no one in the field should go back for anything.(K) 32 Remember Lot’s wife!(L) 33 Whoever tries to keep their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life will preserve it.(M) 34 I tell you, on that night two people will be in one bed; one will be taken and the other left. 35 Two women will be grinding grain together; one will be taken and the other left.”(N) [36] [b]
37 “Where, Lord?” they asked.
He replied, “Where there is a dead body, there the vultures will gather.”(O)
Footnotes
- Luke 17:24 Some manuscripts do not have in his day.
- Luke 17:36 Some manuscripts include here words similar to Matt. 24:40.
Luke 17:22-37
International Standard Version
Luke 17:22-37
International Standard Version
22 Then Jesus[a] told the disciples, “The time will come during which you will long to see one of these days when the Son of Man is with you,[b] but you won’t see it. 23 People[c] will say to you, ‘Look! There he is!’ or ‘Look! Here he is!’ But don’t go and chase after him. 24 Because just as lightning flashes and shines from one end of the sky to the other, so will the Son of Man be in his time.[d] 25 But first he must suffer a great deal and be rejected by those living today.[e]
26 “Just as it was in Noah’s time, so it will be in the Son of Man’s time. 27 People[f] were eating, drinking, marrying, and being given in marriage right up to the day when Noah went into the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed all of them. 28 So it was in Lot’s time. People[g] were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building. 29 But on the very day when Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed all of them. 30 The day when the Son of Man is revealed will be like that.
31 “The person who is on the housetop that day must not come down to get his belongings out of his house. The person in the field, too, must not turn back to what’s left behind. 32 Remember Lot’s wife! 33 Whoever tries to save his life[h] will lose it, but whoever loses his life will preserve it. 34 I tell you, two will be seated on the same couch[i] that night. The one will be taken, and the other will be left behind. 35 Two women will be grinding grain[j] together. The one will be taken, and the other will be left behind.”[k]
37 Then they asked him, “Where, Lord, will this take place?”[l]
He told them, “Wherever there’s a corpse, that’s where the vultures[m] will gather.”
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- Luke 17:22 Lit. he
- Luke 17:22 The Gk. lacks is with you
- Luke 17:23 Lit. They
- Luke 17:24 Lit. day; other mss. lack in his day
- Luke 17:25 Lit. by this generation
- Luke 17:27 Lit. They
- Luke 17:28 Lit. They
- Luke 17:33 Other mss. read to make his life secure
- Luke 17:34 I.e. an armless divan upon which guests reclined to partake of a meal
- Luke 17:35 The Gk. lacks grain
- Luke 17:35 Other mss. read left behind. 36 Two people will be in a field. One will be taken, and the other will be left behind
- Luke 17:37 The Gk. lacks will this take place
- Luke 17:37 Or eagles
Luke 17:22-37
King James Version
Luke 17:22-37
King James Version
22 And he said unto the disciples, The days will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye shall not see it.
23 And they shall say to you, See here; or, see there: go not after them, nor follow them.
24 For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one part under heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day.
25 But first must he suffer many things, and be rejected of this generation.
26 And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.
27 They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.
28 Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded;
29 But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all.
30 Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.
31 In that day, he which shall be upon the housetop, and his stuff in the house, let him not come down to take it away: and he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back.
32 Remember Lot's wife.
33 Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it.
34 I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.
35 Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
36 Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
37 And they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto them, Wheresoever the body is, thither will the eagles be gathered together.
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