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Luke 17:22

And he said unto the disciples, The days will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye shall not see it.

KJV

Εἶπεν δὲ πρὸς τοὺς μαθητάς· ἐλεύσονται· ἡμέραι ὅτε ἐπιθυμήσετε μίαν τῶν ἡμερῶν τοῦ υἱοῦ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἰδεῖν, καὶ οὐκ ὄψεσθε.

Greek NT

Et ait ad discipulos suos : Venient dies quando desideretis videre unum diem Filii hominis, et non videbitis.

Vulgate

And he said unto the disciples, The days will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye shall not see it.

ASV

And he said to his disciples: The days will come when you shall desire to see one day of the Son of man. And you shall not see it.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

15 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
εἷς
eis
adjective · 336×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
μαθητής
mathetes
noun · 261×
οὐ
ou
particle · 1626×
πρός
pros
preposition · 697×
υἱός
uios
noun · 375×
ἄνθρωπος
anthropos
noun · 549×
ἐπιθυμέω
epithumeo
verb · 16×
ἔρχομαι
erchomai
verb · 627×
ἡμέρα
emera
noun · 388×
o
article · 19778×
ὁράω
orao
verb · 682×
ὅτε
ote
adverb · 100×

Historic Christian voices

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

2. Am I not an Apostle? For besides all that has been said, this also makes no small difference that Paul himself is the person thus conducting himself. As thus: To prevent their alleging, You may taste of the sacrifices, sealing at the same time: for a while he withstands not that statement, but argues, Though it were lawful, your brethren's harm should keep you from doing so;…
Did it belong for Christ to ascend into heaven? According to which nature did it become Him to ascend? Did He ascend by His own power? Did He ascend above all the corporeal heavens? Did He ascend above all spiritual creatures? The effect of the ascension Article 1. Whether it was fitting for Christ to ascend into heaven? Objection 1. It would seem that it was not fitting for Ch…

Cross-references

  • John 7:33 — Then said Jesus unto them, Yet a little while am I with you, and then I go unto him that sent me.
  • John 8:21 — Then said Jesus again unto them, I go my way, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sins: whither I go, ye cannot come.
  • John 13:33 — Little children, yet a little while I am with you. Ye shall seek me: and as I said unto the Jews, Whither I go, ye cannot come; so now I say to you.
  • John 16:5 — But now I go my way to him that sent me; and none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou?
  • John 16:16 — A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me, because I go to the Father.
  • Luke 5:35 — But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.
  • Luke 5:35 — But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.
  • Luke 17:26 — And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.
  • Mark 2:20 — But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.
  • Mark 2:20 — But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.
  • Matt 9:15 — And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they