# Luke 17.20-21

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**Book:** [Luke](/codex/luke-the-evangelist/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 18. <span class="rl-speech">Were there none found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger?</span> 19. And he said unto him, <span class="rl-speech">Arise, and go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole.</span>
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> **20. And being asked by the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God cometh, he answered them and said, <span class="rl-speech">The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:</span> 21. <span class="rl-speech">neither shall they say, Lo, here! or, There! for lo, the kingdom of God is within you.</span>**
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> 22. And he said unto the disciples, <span class="rl-speech">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.</span> 23. <span class="rl-speech">And they shall say to you, Lo, there! Lo, here! go not away, nor follow after them:</span> (Luke 17:18-23, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 18. <span class="rl-speech">Were there none found who returned to give glory to God, except this stranger?”</span> 19. Then he said to him, <span class="rl-speech">“Get up, and go your way. Your faith has healed you.”</span>
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> **20. Being asked by the Pharisees when God’s Kingdom would come, he answered them, <span class="rl-speech">“God’s Kingdom doesn’t come with observation;</span> 21. <span class="rl-speech">neither will they say, ‘Look, here!’ or, ‘Look, there!’ for behold, God’s Kingdom is within you.”</span>**
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> 22. He said to the disciples, <span class="rl-speech">“The days will come, when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see it.</span> 23. <span class="rl-speech">They will tell you, ‘Look, here!’ or ‘Look, there!’ Don’t go away, nor follow after them,</span> (Luke 17:18-23, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 18. <span class="rl-speech">There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger.</span> 19. And he said unto him, <span class="rl-speech">Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole.</span>
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> **20. And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, <span class="rl-speech">The kingdom of God cometh not with observation: <sup>with: or, with outward shew</sup></span> 21. <span class="rl-speech">Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you. <sup>within you: or, among you</sup></span>**
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> 22. And he said unto the disciples, <span class="rl-speech">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.</span> 23. <span class="rl-speech">And they shall say to you, See here; or, see there: go not after them, nor follow them.</span> (Luke 17:18-23, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 18. <span class="rl-speech">There were not found who did turn back to give glory to God, except this alien;'</span> 19. and he said to him, <span class="rl-speech">'Having risen, be going on, thy faith hath saved thee.'</span>
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> **20. And having been questioned by the Pharisees, when the reign of God doth come, he answered them, and said, <span class="rl-speech">'The reign of God doth not come with observation;</span> 21. <span class="rl-speech">nor shall they say, Lo, here; or lo, there; for lo, the reign of God is within you.'</span>**
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> 22. And he said unto his disciples, <span class="rl-speech">'Days will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and ye shall not behold [it];</span> 23. <span class="rl-speech">and they shall say to you, Lo, here; or lo, there; ye may not go away, nor follow;</span> (Luke 17:18-23, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** _TBD_
- **Audience:** _TBD_
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- **Time period:** _TBD_

## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Failed Second Coming Prophecy Objection Defeater](/codex/failed-second-coming-prophecy-objection-defeater/), via [Luke 17.21](/codex/luke-17-21/)
- [Nag Hammadi Suppressed Gospels Objection Defeater](/codex/nag-hammadi-suppressed-gospels-objection-defeater/)

**Concepts:**

- [Christianity](/codex/christianity/), via [Luke 17.21](/codex/luke-17-21/)
- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Luke 17](/codex/luke-17/)
- [Kingdom of God](/codex/g932-basileia/), via [Luke 17.21](/codex/luke-17-21/)
- [Lesson 4.5, Comparative Religion Engagement](/codex/lesson-4-5-comparative-religion-engagement/), via [Luke 17.21](/codex/luke-17-21/)
- [Lord's Prayer](/codex/lords-prayer/), via [Luke 17.21](/codex/luke-17-21/)
- [Spiritual But Not Religious](/codex/spiritual-but-not-religious/), via [Luke 17.21](/codex/luke-17-21/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G932 - basileia](/codex/g932-basileia/), via [Luke 17.21](/codex/luke-17-21/)

**Guides:**

- [04 Defeating Objections](/codex/04-defeating-objections/), via [Luke 17.21](/codex/luke-17-21/)

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## Notes

_Your annotations._

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.