Anakalypsis / Unveiling the Word

Luke 17:21

Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.

KJV

οὐδὲ ἐροῦσιν· ἰδοὺ ὧδε ἤ, ἐκεῖ· ἰδοὺ γὰρ ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ θεοῦ ἐντὸς ὑμῶν ἐστιν.

Greek NT

neque dicent : Ecce hic, aut ecce illic. Ecce enim regnum Dei intra vos est.

Vulgate

neither shall they say, Lo, here! or, There! for lo, the kingdom of God is within you.

ASV

Neither shall they say: Behold here, or behold there. For lo, the kingdom of God is within you.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

13 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

βασιλεία
basileia
noun · 162×
γάρ
gar
conjunction · 1036×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
θεός
theos
noun · 1311×
οὐδέ
oude
conjunction · 137×
ἐκεῖ
ekei
adverb · 94×
ἐντός
entos
adverb · 2×
ἐρέω
ereo
verb · 96×
ἤ
e
particle · 346×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὁράω
orao
verb · 682×
ὑμεῖς
umeis
pronoun · 1828×
ὧδε
ode
adverb · 60×

Textual variants

1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

minor
SBLGNT: Ἐκεῖ | WH/NIV: Ἐκεῖ | Treg/RP: Ἰδοὺ ἐκεῖ
  • Ἐκεῖ — SBLGNT
  • Ἐκεῖ — Westcott-Hort, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • Ἰδοὺ ἐκεῖ — Tregelles, Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

6 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Thy kingdom come. As we prayed in the First Petition concerning the honor and name of God that He would prevent the world from adorning its lies and wickedness with it, but cause it to remain pure and holy, both in doctrine and life, so here we pray that His kingdom may prevail among us through the Word and the power of the Holy Ghost. The kingdom of God comes to us in two ways…
1. The Parable of the Tares: the House of Jesus. Then He left the multitudes and went into His house, and His disciples came unto Him saying, Declare to us the parable of the tares of the field. Matthew 13:36 When Jesus then is with the multitudes, He is not in His house, for the multitudes are outside of the house, and it is an act which springs from His love of men to leave t…
1. Concerning Those Who Asked Him to Show Them a Sign from Heaven. And the Sadducees and Pharisees came, and tempting Him kept asking Him to show them a sign from heaven. Matthew 16:1 The Sadducees and Pharisees who disagreed with each other in regard to the most essential truths, — for the Pharisees champion the doctrine of the resurrection of the dead, hoping that there will …

Cross-references

  • Col 1:27 — To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:
  • Col 1:27 — To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:
  • John 1:26 — John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;
  • Luke 10:9 — And heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.
  • Luke 13:18 — Then said he, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I resemble it?
  • Luke 17:23 — And they shall say to you, See here; or, see there: go not after them, nor follow them.
  • Luke 17:23 — And they shall say to you, See here; or, see there: go not after them, nor follow them.
  • Luke 21:8 — And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them.
  • Mark 13:21 — And then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here is Christ; or, lo, he is there; believe him not:
  • Matt 12:28 — But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you.
  • Matt 24:23 — Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.
  • Rom 2:29 — But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.
  • Rom 14:17 — For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.