King James Version
Luke 17:21 in the King James Version says “Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you. within you: or, among you” — study this verse from Luke chapter 17 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you. within you: or, among you”
Luke 17:21 · KJV
And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole.
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: with: or, with outward shew
Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you. within you: or, among you
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.
And they shall say to you, See here; or, see there: go not after them, nor follow them.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“shall they say”
G2046an alternate for g2036 in certain tenses; to utter, i.e., speak or say
“! for”
G1063properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles)
“the kingdom”
G932properly, royalty, i.e., (abstractly) rule, or (concretely) a realm (literally or figuratively)
“of God”
G2316a deity, especially (with g3588) the supreme divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; exceedingly (by hebraism)
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