Luke 17:20-29
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 17
20Now He was questioned by the Pharisees as to when the kingdom of God was coming, and He answered them and said, 'The kingdom of God is not coming with signs that can be observed; 21nor will they say, ‘Look, here it is!’ or, ‘There it is!’ For behold, the kingdom of God is in your midst.'
22And He said to the disciples, '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.
23And they will say to you, ‘Look there,’ or, ‘Look here!’ Do not leave, and do not run after them.
24For just like the lightning, when it flashes out of one part of the sky, shines to the other part of the sky, so will the Son of Man be in His day.
25But first He must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.
26And just as it happened in the days of Noah, so will it also be in the days of the Son of Man:
27people 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.
28It was the same as happened in the days of Lot: they were eating, they were drinking, they were buying, they were selling, they were planting, and they were building;
29but on the day that Lot left Sodom, it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all.
King James Version
Chapter 17
20And 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: 21Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you. 22And 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. 23And they shall say to you, See here; or, see there: go not after them, nor follow them. 24For 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. 25But first must he suffer many things, and be rejected of this generation. 26And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man. 27They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all. 28Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded; 29But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all.Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 17
20Being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, he answered them, "The kingdom of God is not coming with something observable; 21no one will say, ‘See here!’ or ‘There!’ For you see, the kingdom of God is in your midst."
22Then he told the disciples: "The days are coming when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, but you won’t see it.
23They will say to you, ‘See there!’ or ‘See here!’ Don’t follow or run after them.
24For as the lightning flashes from horizon to horizon and lights up the sky, so the Son of Man will be in his day.
25But first it is necessary that he suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.
26"Just as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be in the days of the Son of Man:
27People went on eating, drinking, marrying and giving in marriage until the day Noah boarded the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all.
28It will be the same as it was in the days of Lot: People went on eating, drinking, buying, selling, planting, building.
29But on the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained from heaven and destroyed them all.
New Living Translation
Chapter 17
20One day the Pharisees asked Jesus, 'When will the Kingdom of God come?' Jesus replied, 'The Kingdom of God can’t be detected by visible signs. 21You won’t be able to say, ‘Here it is!’ or ‘It’s over there!’ For the Kingdom of God is already among you. '
22Then he said to his disciples, 'The time is coming when you will long to see the day when the Son of Man returns, but you won’t see it.
23People will tell you, ‘Look, there is the Son of Man,’ or ‘Here he is,’ but don’t go out and follow them.
24For as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one end to the other, so it will be on the day when the Son of Man comes.
25But first the Son of Man must suffer terribly and be rejected by this generation.
English Standard Version
Chapter 17
20Being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, he answered them, "The kingdom of God is not coming in ways that can be observed, 21nor will they say, ‘Look, here it is!’ or ‘There!’ for behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you."
22And he said to the disciples, "The days are coming when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see it.
23And they will say to you, ‘Look, there!’ or ‘Look, here!’ Do not go out or follow them.
24For as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one side to the other, so will the Son of Man be in his day.
25But first he must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.
26Just as it was in the days of Noah, so will it be in the days of the Son of Man.
27They were eating and drinking and marrying and being given in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all.
28Likewise, just as it was in the days of Lot — they were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building,
29but on the day when Lot went out from Sodom, fire and sulfur rained from heaven and destroyed them all —
New International Version
Chapter 17
20Once, on being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, "The coming of the kingdom of God is not something that can be observed, 21nor will people say, ‘Here it is,’ or ‘There it is,’ because the kingdom of God is in your midst."
22Then he said to his disciples, "The time is coming when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, but you will not see it.
23People will tell you, ‘There he is!’ or ‘Here he is!’ Do not go running off after them.
24For the Son of Man in his day will be like the lightning, which flashes and lights up the sky from one end to the other.
25But first he must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.
New King James Version
Chapter 17
20Now when He was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, He answered them and said, “The kingdom of God does not come with observation; 21nor will they say, ‘See here!’ or ‘See there!’ For indeed, the kingdom of God is within you.”
22Then He said to the disciples, “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.
23And they will say to you, ‘Look here!’ or ‘Look there!’ Do not go after them or follow them.
24For as the lightning that flashes out of one part under heaven shines to the other part under heaven, so also the Son of Man will be in His day.
25But first He must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.
26And as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be also in the days of the Son of Man:
27They ate, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all.
28Likewise as it was also in the days of Lot: They ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built;
29but on the day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all.
