King James Version
What Does Luke 17:23 Mean?
“And they shall say to you, See here; or, see there: go not after them, nor follow them.”
Context
21
Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you. within you: or, among 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.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(23) **See here; or, see there.**—See Note on Matthew 24:23. The words are all but identical, but the difference in the context and the occasion should be noticed as another illustration of that reproduction of the same forms of thought and language to which attention has so often been called.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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