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The Coming of the Kingdom

Luke 17:23

In 9 translations

BSB
People will tell you, ‘Look, there He is!’ or ‘Look, here He is!’ Do not go out or chase after them.
KJV
And they shall say to you, See here; or, see there: go not after them, nor follow them.
WEB
They will tell you, ‘Look, here!’ or ‘Look, there!’ Don’t go away or follow after them,
ASV
And they shall say to you, Lo, there! Lo, here! go not away, nor follow after them:
LSV
and they will say to you, Behold, here; or, Behold, there; you may not go away, nor follow;
YLT
and they shall say to you, Lo, here; or lo, there; ye may not go away, nor follow;
DBY
And they will say to you, Lo here, or Lo there; go not, nor follow [them].
DRC
And they will say to you: See here, and see there. Go ye not after, nor follow them:
GNV
Then they shall say to you, Behold here, or beholde there: but goe not thither, neither follow them.

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Where the editions differ

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  • In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, Westcott–Hort, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include ἢ (“or”); SBLGNT (2010), Tregelles do not include this wording.
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Textus Receptus include ἰδοὺ (“Behold”); Byzantine text do not include this wording.
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (2)
  • Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place ἐκεῖ elsewhere in this verse.
  • Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place ὧδε elsewhere in this verse.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.

  • SBLGNT: ἐκεῖ· Ἰδοὺ ὧδε. Tregelles read ἐκεῖ· Ἰδοὺ ὧδε; Westcott and Hort (1881), Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἐκεῖ, ἤ· Ἰδοὺ ὧδε; Robinson–Pierpont read ὧδε, ἤ· Ἰδοὺ ἐκεῖ.

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Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT
καὶ ἐροῦσιν ὑμῖν· Ἰδοὺ ἐκεῖ· Ἰδοὺ ὧδε· μὴ ἀπέλθητε μηδὲ διώξητε.
RP2018
Καὶ ἐροῦσιν ὑμῖν, Ἰδοὺ ὧδε, ἤ, Ἰδοὺ ἐκεῖ· μὴ ἀπέλθητε, μηδὲ διώξητε.
TR-Boyd
Καὶ ἐροῦσιν ὑμῖν, Ἰδοὺ ὧδε, ἤ, Ἰδοὺ ἐκεῖ· μὴ ἀπέλθητε, μηδὲ διώξητε.
SCR1894
και ερουσιν υμιν ιδου ωδε η ιδου εκει μη απελθητε μηδε διωξητε

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In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Luke 21:8Jesus answered, “See to it that you are not deceived. For many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am He,’ and, ‘The time is near.’ Do not follow them.
  • Matthew 24:23–26At that time, if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There He is!’ do not believe it. For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders that would deceive even the…
  • Luke 17:21Nor will people say, ‘Look, here it is,’ or ‘There it is.’ For you see, the kingdom of God is in your midst.”
  • Mark 13:21–23At that time if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There He is!’ do not believe it. For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform signs and wonders that would deceive even the elect, if…

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