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Luke 17:21

Luke 17:21
Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And he said unto his disciples,.... Who also were expecting a worldly kingdom, and external honours, and temporal emoluments, and riches; and therefore to take off their minds from these things, and…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

“Lo here! or, Lo there!” When an earthly prince visits different parts of his territories, he does it with pomp. His movements attract observation, and become the common topic of conversation. The…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Lo here! or, lo there! - Perhaps those Pharisees thought that the Messiah was kept secret, in some private place, known only to some of their rulers; and that by and by he should be proclaimed in a…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Luke 17:20-37

We have here a discourse of Christ's concerning the kingdom of God, that is, the kingdom of the Messiah, which was now shortly to be set up, and of which there was great expectation.

I. Here is the…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

for behold, the kingdom of God is within you intra vos est, Vulg. As far as the Greek is concerned, this rendering of entosis defensible (comp. Mat 23:26), and the spiritual truth expressed by such a…