Luke 17:20-24

20 Now having been questioned by the Pharisees ¹as to when the kingdom of God was coming, He answered them and said, "The kingdom of God is not coming with ²signs to be observed;

21 nor will ³they say, 'Look, here it is!' or, 'There it is!' For behold, the kingdom of God is in your midst."

Second Coming Foretold

22 And He said to the disciples, "⁴The days will come when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see it.

23 "⁵They will say to you, 'Look there! Look here!' Do not go away, and do not run after them.

24 "⁶For 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.

Cross References

• 1. Luke 19:11; Acts 1:6
• 2. Luke 14:1
• 3. Luke 17:23
• 4. Matthew 9:15; Mark 2:20; Luke 5:35
• 5. Matthew 24:23; Mark 13:21; Luke 21:8
• 6. Matthew 24:27

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "observation"
• [b]. Or "within you"
• [c]. Lit "under heaven"
• [d]. Lit "under heaven"