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Luke 17:22

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.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

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 Mat 24:23 from whence it seems to be transcribed: and…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

(The days will come He here takes occasion to direct the minds of his disciples to the days of vengeance which were about to fall on the Jewish nation. Heavy calamities will befall the Jewish people,…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

When ye shall desire to see one of the days - As it was our Lord's constant custom to support and comfort the minds of his disciples, we cannot suppose that he intimates here that they shall be left…

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

The days will come, when ye shall desire, &c. Compare Mat 9:15, "The days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast, in those days." See, too, Joh 12:35; Joh…