Luke 17:20-37
New American Standard Bible
Second Coming Foretold
20 Now He was questioned by the Pharisees (A)as to when the kingdom of God was coming, and He answered them and said, “The kingdom of God is not coming with [a](B)signs that can be observed; 21 nor will (C)they say, ‘Look, here it is!’ or, ‘There it is!’ For behold, the kingdom of God is [b]in your midst.”
22 And He said to the disciples, “(D)The days will come when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see it. 23 (E)And they will say to you, ‘Look there,’ or, ‘Look here!’ Do not leave, and do not run after them. 24 (F)For just like the lightning, when it flashes out of one part [c]of the sky, shines to the other part [d]of the sky, so will the Son of Man be in His day. 25 (G)But first He must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation. 26 (H)And just as it happened (I)in the days of Noah, so will it also be in the days of the Son of Man: 27 people were eating, they were drinking, they were marrying, and they were being given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all. 28 [e]It was the same as happened in (J)the days of Lot: they were eating, they were drinking, they were buying, they were selling, they were planting, and they were building; 29 but on the day that Lot left Sodom, it rained fire and [f]brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all. 30 It will be [g]just the same on the day that the Son of Man (K)is revealed. 31 On that day, the one who will be (L)on the [h]housetop, [i]with his goods in the house, must not go down to take them out; and likewise the one in the field must not turn back. 32 (M)Remember Lot’s wife. 33 (N)Whoever strives to [j]save his [k]life will lose it, and whoever loses his life will keep it. 34 I tell you, on that night there will be two in one bed; one will be taken and the other will be left. 35 (O)There will be two women grinding at the same place; one will be taken and the other will be left. 36 [[l](P)Two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other will be left.”] 37 And responding, they *said to Him, “Where, Lord?” And He said to them, “(Q)Where the body is, there also the [m]vultures will be gathered.”
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- Luke 17:20 Lit observation
- Luke 17:21 Or among you
- Luke 17:24 Lit under heaven; i.e., the lowest heaven, the sky
- Luke 17:24 Lit under heaven; i.e., the lowest heaven, the sky
- Luke 17:28 Lit In the same way as
- Luke 17:29 I.e., burning sulfur
- Luke 17:30 Lit according to the same things
- Luke 17:31 Housetops were flat living areas
- Luke 17:31 Lit and his
- Luke 17:33 Or secure
- Luke 17:33 Or soul
- Luke 17:36 Early mss do not contain this v
- Luke 17:37 Or eagles
Luke 17:20-37
King James Version
20 And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:
21 Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.
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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Luke 17:20-37
Christian Standard Bible
The Coming of the Kingdom
20 When he was(A) asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come,(B) he answered them, “The kingdom of God is not coming with something observable; 21 no one will say,[a] ‘See here!’ or ‘There!’ For you see, the kingdom of God is in your midst.”[b]
22 Then he told the disciples, “The days are coming(C) when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, but you won’t see it.(D) 23 They will say to you,(E) ‘See there!’ or ‘See here!’ Don’t follow or run after them.(F) 24 For as the lightning flashes from horizon to horizon and lights up the sky, so the Son of Man will be in his day.(G) 25 But first it is necessary that he suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.(H)
26 “Just as it was in the days of Noah,(I) so it will be in the days of the Son of Man: 27 People went on eating, drinking, marrying and being given in marriage(J) until the day Noah boarded the ark,(K) and the flood came and destroyed them all. 28 It will be the same as it was in the days of Lot:(L) People went on eating, drinking, buying, selling, planting, building. 29 But on the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained from heaven and destroyed(M) them all. 30 It(N) will be like that on the day the Son of Man is revealed.(O) 31 On that day, a man on the housetop, whose belongings are in the house, must not come down to get them. Likewise the man who is in the field must not turn back. 32 Remember Lot’s wife!(P) 33 Whoever tries to make his life secure[c][d] will lose it, and whoever loses his life will preserve it.(Q) 34 I tell you, on that night(R) two will be in one bed; one will be taken and the other will be left. 35 Two women will be grinding grain together; one will be taken and the other left.”[e]
37 “Where, Lord?” (S) they asked him.
He said to them, “Where the corpse is, there also the vultures(T) will be gathered.”
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ΚΑΤΑ ΛΟΥΚΑΝ 17:20-37
SBL Greek New Testament
20 Ἐπερωτηθεὶς δὲ ὑπὸ τῶν Φαρισαίων πότε ἔρχεται ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ θεοῦ ἀπεκρίθη αὐτοῖς καὶ εἶπεν· Οὐκ ἔρχεται ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ θεοῦ μετὰ παρατηρήσεως, 21 οὐδὲ ἐροῦσιν· Ἰδοὺ ὧδε ἤ· [a]Ἐκεῖ· ἰδοὺ γὰρ ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ θεοῦ ἐντὸς ὑμῶν ἐστιν.
22 Εἶπεν δὲ πρὸς τοὺς μαθητάς· Ἐλεύσονται ἡμέραι ὅτε ἐπιθυμήσετε μίαν τῶν ἡμερῶν τοῦ υἱοῦ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἰδεῖν καὶ οὐκ ὄψεσθε. 23 καὶ ἐροῦσιν ὑμῖν· Ἰδοὺ [b]ἐκεῖ· Ἰδοὺ ὧδε· μὴ ἀπέλθητε μηδὲ διώξητε. 24 ὥσπερ γὰρ ἡ [c]ἀστραπὴ ἀστράπτουσα ἐκ τῆς [d]ὑπὸ τὸν οὐρανὸν εἰς τὴν ὑπ’ οὐρανὸν λάμπει, οὕτως ἔσται ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου [e]ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ αὐτοῦ. 25 πρῶτον δὲ δεῖ αὐτὸν πολλὰ παθεῖν καὶ ἀποδοκιμασθῆναι ἀπὸ τῆς γενεᾶς ταύτης. 26 καὶ καθὼς ἐγένετο ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις Νῶε, οὕτως ἔσται καὶ ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις τοῦ υἱοῦ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου· 27 ἤσθιον, ἔπινον, ἐγάμουν, [f]ἐγαμίζοντο, ἄχρι ἧς ἡμέρας εἰσῆλθεν Νῶε εἰς τὴν κιβωτόν, καὶ ἦλθεν ὁ κατακλυσμὸς καὶ ἀπώλεσεν [g]πάντας. 28 ὁμοίως [h]καθὼς ἐγένετο ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις Λώτ· ἤσθιον, ἔπινον, ἠγόραζον, ἐπώλουν, ἐφύτευον, ᾠκοδόμουν· 29 ᾗ δὲ ἡμέρᾳ ἐξῆλθεν Λὼτ ἀπὸ Σοδόμων, ἔβρεξεν πῦρ καὶ θεῖον ἀπ’ οὐρανοῦ καὶ ἀπώλεσεν [i]πάντας. 30 κατὰ [j]τὰ αὐτὰ ἔσται ᾗ ἡμέρᾳ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἀποκαλύπτεται. 31 ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ὃς ἔσται ἐπὶ τοῦ δώματος καὶ τὰ σκεύη αὐτοῦ ἐν τῇ οἰκίᾳ, μὴ καταβάτω ἆραι αὐτά, καὶ ὁ [k]ἐν ἀγρῷ ὁμοίως μὴ ἐπιστρεψάτω εἰς τὰ ὀπίσω. 32 μνημονεύετε τῆς γυναικὸς Λώτ. 33 ὃς ἐὰν ζητήσῃ τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ [l]περιποιήσασθαι ἀπολέσει αὐτήν, [m]ὃς δ’ ἂν [n]ἀπολέσῃ ζῳογονήσει αὐτήν. 34 λέγω ὑμῖν, ταύτῃ τῇ νυκτὶ ἔσονται δύο ἐπὶ κλίνης μιᾶς, [o]ὁ εἷς παραλημφθήσεται καὶ ὁ ἕτερος ἀφεθήσεται· 35 [p]ἔσονται δύο ἀλήθουσαι ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτό, [q]ἡ μία παραλημφθήσεται [r]ἡ δὲ ἑτέρα [s]ἀφεθήσεται. 37 καὶ ἀποκριθέντες λέγουσιν αὐτῷ· Ποῦ, κύριε; ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· Ὅπου τὸ σῶμα, ἐκεῖ [t]καὶ οἱ ἀετοὶ ἐπισυναχθήσονται.
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- ΚΑΤΑ ΛΟΥΚΑΝ 17:21 Ἐκεῖ WH NIV ] Ἰδοὺ ἐκεῖ Treg RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΛΟΥΚΑΝ 17:23 ἐκεῖ· Ἰδοὺ ὧδε Treg ] ἐκεῖ, ἤ· Ἰδοὺ ὧδε WH NIV; ὧδε, ἤ· Ἰδοὺ ἐκεῖ RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΛΟΥΚΑΝ 17:24 ἀστραπὴ WH NIV ] + ἡ Treg RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΛΟΥΚΑΝ 17:24 ὑπὸ τὸν WH Treg NIV ] ὑπ᾽ RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΛΟΥΚΑΝ 17:24 ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ αὐτοῦ Treg NIV RP ] – WH
- ΚΑΤΑ ΛΟΥΚΑΝ 17:27 ἐγαμίζοντο WH Treg NIV ] ἐξεγαμίζοντο RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΛΟΥΚΑΝ 17:27 πάντας WH Treg NIV ] ἅπαντας RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΛΟΥΚΑΝ 17:28 καθὼς WH Treg NIV ] καὶ ὡς RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΛΟΥΚΑΝ 17:29 πάντας WH Treg NIV ] ἅπαντας RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΛΟΥΚΑΝ 17:30 τὰ αὐτὰ WH Treg NIV ] ταῦτα RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΛΟΥΚΑΝ 17:31 ἐν WH Treg NIV ] + τῷ RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΛΟΥΚΑΝ 17:33 περιποιήσασθαι WH Treg NIV ] σῶσαι RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΛΟΥΚΑΝ 17:33 ὃς δ᾽ ἂν WH Treg NIV ] καὶ ὃς ἐὰν RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΛΟΥΚΑΝ 17:33 ἀπολέσῃ Treg NIV ] ἀπολέσῃ αὐτὴν RP; ἀπολέσει WH
- ΚΑΤΑ ΛΟΥΚΑΝ 17:34 ὁ WH NIV ] – Treg RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΛΟΥΚΑΝ 17:35 ἔσονται δύο WH Treg NIV ] Δύο ἔσονται RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΛΟΥΚΑΝ 17:35 ἡ WH Treg NIV ] – RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΛΟΥΚΑΝ 17:35 ἡ δὲ WH Treg NIV ] καὶ ἡ RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΛΟΥΚΑΝ 17:35 ἀφεθήσεται WH Treg NIV RP ] + 36 δύο ἐν ἀγρῷ· εἷς παραλημφθήσεται καὶ ὁ ἕτερος ἀφεθήσεται TR
- ΚΑΤΑ ΛΟΥΚΑΝ 17:37 καὶ οἱ ἀετοὶ ἐπισυναχθήσονται WH Treg NIV ] συναχθήσονται οἱ ἀετοὶ RP
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