Luke 17:23

23 And they'll say to you, 'Look over there!' or, 'Look here!' Don't fall for any of that nonsense.

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 Nor when someone says, 'Look here!' or, 'There it is!' And why? Because God's kingdom is already among you."

22 He went on to say to his disciples, "The days are coming when you are going to be desperately homesick for just a glimpse of one of the days of the Son of Man, and you won't see a thing.

23 And they'll say to you, 'Look over there!' or, 'Look here!' Don't fall for any of that nonsense.

24 The arrival of the Son of Man is not something you go out to see. He simply comes.

25 But first it's necessary that he suffer many things and be turned down by the people of today.