Luca 17:23

23 E vi si dirà: Eccolo là, eccolo qui; non andate, e non li seguite;

Luca 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 ) .

Luca 17:23 In-Context

21 Eccolo qui, o eccolo là; perché ecco, il regno di Dio è dentro di voi.

22 Disse pure ai suoi discepoli: Verranno giorni che desidererete vedere uno de’ giorni del Figliuol dell’uomo, e non lo vedrete.

23 E vi si dirà: Eccolo là, eccolo qui; non andate, e non li seguite;

24 perché com’è il lampo che balenando risplende da un’estremità all’altra del cielo, così sarà il Figliuol dell’uomo nel suo giorno.

25 Ma prima bisogna ch’e’ soffra molte cose, e sia reietto da questa generazione.