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Book of Luke Chapter 17 - Read Chapter 17:20 - [In Context ]Some of the Pharisees F274 asked Jesus, "When will the kingdom of God come?" Jesus answered, "God's kingdom is coming, but not in a way that you will be able to see with your eyes.
17:21 - [In Context ]People will not say, 'Look, God's kingdom is here!' Or, 'There it is!' No, God's kingdom is inside you." F275
17:22 - [In Context ]Then Jesus said to his followers, "The time will come when you will want very much to see one of the days of the Son of Man, F276 but you will not be able.
17:23 - [In Context ]People will say to you, 'Look, there it is!' or, 'Look, here it is!' Stay where you are; don't go away and search.
17:24 - [In Context ]"{You will know it} when the Son of Man F277 comes again. On the day when he comes he will shine like lightning flashes across the sky.
17:25 - [In Context ]But first, the Son of Man must suffer many things and be killed by the people of this time.
FOOTNOTES: F274: Pharisees The Pharisees were a Jewish religious group that claimed to follow carefully all Jewish laws and customs.
F275: inside you Or, "here with you."
F276: Son of Man A name Jesus used for himself. In Dan. 7:13-14, this is the name for the Messiah, the one God chose to save his people.
F277: Son of Man A name Jesus used for himself. In Dan. 7:13-14, this is the name for the Messiah, the one God chose to save his people.
Abbreviations Legend: BCC - Burton Coffman; DSN - Darby's Synopsis; GEB - Gill's Exposition; GSB - Geneva Study Bible; JFB - Jamieson, Fausset, Brown; MHC-COM - Matthew Henry Complete; MHC-CON - Matthew Henry Concise; PNT - People's New Testament; RWP - Robertson's Word Pictures; SRN - Scofield Reference Notes; TFG - The Fourfold Gospel; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; WEN - Wesley's Explanatory Notes; NTB - Nave's Topical Bible; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; WJD - What Jesus Did!;
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