Luke 17:23

23 There will be those who will say to you, "Look, over there!' or, "Look, over here!' But don't go out looking for it.

Luke 17:23 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 17:23

And they shall say unto you, see here, or see there
That is, there is Christ; and in two of Beza's exemplars, the word Christ is added as in ( Matthew 24:23 ) from whence it seems to be transcribed: and the sense is, it shall be said by one or another; Christ is in such a place, or he is in such a place, and he will quickly appear, and deliver the people of the Jews out of all their distresses and calamities by the Romans,

Go not after them nor follow [them]:
the last clause, "nor follow them", is left out in the Syriac and Persic versions; the meaning is, give no credit to them; as if Christ was come again in person, and was in such a place, do not go along with them, where they direct, as into the desert, or into the secret chambers; for to follow them will be very dangerous, of bad consequence, as well as vain and fruitless; see ( Acts 5:36 Acts 5:37 ) .

Luke 17:23 In-Context

21 No one will say, "Look, here it is!' or, "There it is!'; because the Kingdom of God is within you."

22 Then he said to the disciples, "The time will come when you will wish you could see one of the days of the Son of Man, but you will not see it.

23 There will be those who will say to you, "Look, over there!' or, "Look, over here!' But don't go out looking for it.

24 As the lightning flashes across the sky and lights it up from one side to the other, so will the Son of Man be in his day.

25 But first he must suffer much and be rejected by the people of this day.