Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary
Luke 17:23-24
And they shall say ... - Many false Christs, according to Josephus, appeared about that time, attempting to lead away the people. See the notes at Matthew 24:23.
And they shall say ... - Many false Christs, according to Josephus, appeared about that time, attempting to lead away the people. See the notes at Matthew 24:23.
LUKE 17:23 ivdou. evkei/( @h;(# ivdou. w-de {C} The great variety of readings has arisen partly from the circumstance that in later Greek ei( h, and i came to be pronounced alike, thus facilitating a...
Verse Luke 17:23. _AND THEY SHALL SAY_] Or, _And IF they shall say_. Two MSS., the _Syriac_ and _Armenian_, have εαν, IF. _SEE HERE_] KM, _sixteen_ others, and the later _Syriac_, have ο χριστος, _B...
CHAPTER 17 _ 1. Concerning Offenses and Forgiveness. (Luke 17:1)_ 2. Increase of Faith and Lowly Service. (Luke 17:5) 3. The Ten Lepers. (Luke 17:11) 4. Concerning the Kingdom and His Second Coming...
LUKE 17. The chapter illustrates the difficulty experienced by Lk. in using the material at his disposal. He here brings together without any clear connexion of thought a selection of sayings of Chris...
When Jesus was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God was coming, he answered them, "The kingdom of God does not come with signs that you can watch for; nor will they say, 'Look here!' or 'Loo...
LAWS OF THE CHRISTIAN LIFE (Luke 17:1-10)...
SEE. Same as "Lo" in Luke 17:21. GO NOT. go not forth. NOT. Greek. _me._ App-105. NOR. Greek. _mede._...
_See here; or_, _see there_ A vivid description of the perpetual Messianic excitements, which finally ceased in the days of Barcochba and the Rabbi Akibha. We find a similar warning in Luke 21:8. See...
Luke 9:51 to Luke 18:31_. Rejected by the Samaritans. A lesson of Tolerance._ This section forms a great episode in St Luke, which may be called the departure for the final conflict, and is identical...
THE ‘WHEN?’ AND ‘WHERE?’ OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD...
ἸΔΟῪ ἘΚΕΙ͂, ἸΔΟῪ ὯΔΕ. BL. Copt. The asyndeton adds to the vividness. 23. ἸΔΟῪ ἘΚΕΙ͂. A vivid description of the perpetual Messianic excitements which finally ceased in the days of Barcochba and the Ra...
CHAPS. Luke 9:51 to Luke 18:31 This section forms a great episode in St Luke, which may be called the departure for the final conflict, and is identical with the journey (probably to the Feast of the...
VER 22. AND HE SAID TO THE DISCIPLES, THE DAYS WILL COME, WHEN YOU SHALL DESIRE TO SEE ONE OF THE DAYS OF THE SON OF MAN, AND YOU SHALL NOT SEE IT. 23. AND THEY SHALL SAY TO YOU, SEE HERE; OR, SEE THE...
ΆΠΈΛΘΗΤΕ _aor. conj. act. от_ ΆΠΈΡΧΟΜΑΙ (G565) уходить, покидать. _Conj._ с отр. используется в качестве запрета; _aor._ запрещает начало действия, ΔΙΏΞΗΤΕ _aor. conj. act. от_ ΔΙΏΚΩ (G1377) преследо...
AND THEY SHALL SAY TO YOU, &C.— _"They,_ that is, the _Jews,_ who, after having rejected me, shall long for the appearance of the Messiah, (Luke 17:22.) and eagerly listen to every pretender who shall...
APPLEBURY'S COMMENTS _The Coming of the Kingdom Scripture_ Luke 17:20-30 And being asked by the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God cometh, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not wi...
BUTLER'S COMMENTS SECTION 3 Guarded (Luke 17:20-37) 20 Being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God was coming he answered them, The kingdom of God is not coming with signs to be observed;...
And they shall say to you, See here; or, see there: go not after them, nor follow them. AND THEY SHALL SAY TO YOU, SEE HERE! OR, SEE THERE! GO NOT AFTER THEM, NOR FOLLOW THEM. A warning, says Alfo...
22-25 Compare Luk_5:35; Mat_24:23-27; Mar_13:21-23; Joh_13:33. 25 Compare Luk_9:22. 26-27 Compare Mat_24:37-39; Gen. 7. 26 The unexpected suddenness of the coming of the Son of Mankind is further en...
See on Matthew 24:23. SEE HERE] is the Son of man, etc....
ON THE COMING OF THE SON OF MAN. The Pharisees having now withdrawn, Jesus proceeds to speak more unreservedly to the disciples of the final and glorious coming of His Kingdom, which will be heralded...
OCCASIONS OF OFFENCE. THE TEN LEPERS. THE SECOND ADVENT 1, 2. On causing others to sin. See on Matthew 18:6; Matthew 18:7. 2, ONE OF THESE LITTLE ONES] An affectionate designation of the disciples, e...
LUKE’S GOOD NEWS LUKE _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 17 THE DANGER IF YOU CAUSE OTHER PEOPLE TO *SIN 17:1-2 V1 Jesus said to his *disciples, ‘Things will certainly happen that turn people away from God....
SEE HERE; OR, SEE THERE. — See Note on Matthew 24:23. The words are all but identical, but the difference in the context and the occasion should be noticed as another illustration of that reproduction...
ἐκεῖ, ὧδε : _cf._ the more graphic version in Matthew 24:26, and notes thereon. μὴ διώξητε, do not follow them, give no heed to them....
_The coming of the Son of Man_ (Matthew 24:26-28). πρὸς τ. μαθητάς : so in Mt., but at a later time and at Jerusalem; which connection is the more original cannot be decided. ἐλεύσονται ἡμέραι, there...
_Concerning the coming of the Kingdom and the advent of the Son of Man_. In this section the words of Jesus are distributed between Pharisees and disciples, possibly according to the evangelist's impr...
“THE DAYS OF THE SON OF MAN” Luke 17:22-37 Clearly enough, our Lord foresaw the approaching dissolution of the Jewish state. There was no help for it, notwithstanding all that the Baptist and Christ...
The thinking of the Master for His disciples is always that they should live in love. He knew, however, that offenses must come. In that connection He uttered the solemn word of warning, "Woe unto him...
(9) And they shall say to you, See here; or, see there: go not after [them], nor follow [them]. (9) Christ forewarns us that false Christs will come, and that his glory will suddenly be spread far an...
WARNING AGAINST IMPOSTORS Luke 17:23-24. _“And they will say to you, Lo here! lo there! Go not away, neither pursue them; for as the lightning, shining from the region under heaven, flashes out to tha...
THIRD CYCLE: THE LAST SCENES OF THE JOURNEY, LUKE 17:11 TO LUKE 19:27. This third section brings us to Bethany, to the gates of Jerusalem, and to the morning of Palm Day. It seems to me evident that L...
“ _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._ 23. _And they shall say to you, See here! or, see there!...
2 _d. Luke 17:22-37_. _The Coming of the Kingdom._ To the Pharisees Jesus declared what they did not know, the spiritual essence of the kingdom. But Jesus did not mean to deny the external and final a...
(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. (23) And they shall say to you, See here, or see there:...
The last chapter gave in the judgment of present things, another world and eternal things in good and evil, the Lord's instruction for the disciples after the dealings of grace in Luke 15:1-32, and th...
Grace is the spring of the Christian's walk, and furnishes directions for it. He cannot with impunity (chapter 17) despise the weak. He must not be weary of pardoning his brother. If he have faith but...
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 Matthew 24:23 from whence it seems to be transcribed:...
And they shall say to you, See here; or, see there: go not after _them_, nor follow _them_. Ver. 23. See Matthew 24:23; Mark 13:21 ....
_The days will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man_ One day of mercy, or one day wherein you might converse with me, as you do now. Having spoken to the Pharisees, he n...
SEE HERE; or, SEE THERE; to witness the works of these pretended Messiahs. Matthew 24:23-27....
CONCERNING THE KINGDOM OF GOD AND THE COMING OF CHRIST. Of the coming of the kingdom:...
AND THEY SHALL SAY TO YOU, SEE HERE; OR, SEE THERE; GO NOT AFTER THEM, NOR FOLLOW THEM....
GRACE IN VIEW OF OFFENSES (vs.1-4) We have seen the grace of God clearly and beautifully declared, yet the world rejecting it. The Lord Jesus then spoke to His disciples. What should be their attitud...
20-37 The kingdom of God was among the Jews, or rather within some of them. It was a spiritual kingdom, set up in the heart by the power of Divine grace. Observe how it had been with sinners formerly...
Ver. 23,24. SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 24:23", SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 24:27". You will (saith our Saviour) have a great many false Christs and false prophets arise, and foolish credulous people will be dece...
Luke 17:23 And G2532 say G2046 (G5692) you G5213 Look G2400 (G5628) here G5602 or G2228 Look...
“And they will say to you, ‘Lo, there!' ‘Lo, here!' Go not away, nor follow after them,” Nor are they to be deceived by any who claim to be reintroducing those days and claiming that they are again se...
Luke 17:23. AND THEY SHALL SAY TO YOU. In this state of longing they would be in danger of being deceived by false tokens; comp. Matthew 24:23-27. The same danger has always existed. LO THERE! LO HER...
CHRONOLOGY. We connect this discourse with that ending in Luke 17:10, placing the whole in Perea, just before the final departure for Jericho and Jerusalem. Chap, Luke 18:15-34, contains incidents to...
THIS division of the Gospel of Luke, embracing nearly one third of the whole, contains for the most part matter peculiar to this Evangelist. A number of the incidents probably belong to an earlier per...
GO NOT AWAY NOR FOLLOW AFTER THEM (μη απελθητε μηδε διωξητε). Westcott and Hort bracket απελθητε μηδε. Note aorist subjunctive with μη in prohibition, ingressive aorist. Do not rush after those who...
Luke 17:11. _And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers whi...
CONTENTS: Instruction in forgiveness. Parable of service. Ten lepers healed. Second coming of Jesus foretold. CHARACTERS: Jesus, disciples, ten lepers, Pharisees, Noah, Lot, Lot's wife. CONCLUSION:...
Luke 17:1. _It is impossible but that offences will come._ Such as the disciples had just seen, the contempt and derision evinced by the pharisees; but woe to the man, and woe to the nation which shal...
WHEN YOU WILL WISH YOU COULD SEE. In their restless eagerness to see a _visible_ kingdom, many would be tempted to follow false prophets and false Messiahs. He warns them against this, telling them th...
_One of the days of the Son of Man_ MISTAKEN DESIRES FOR JESUS I. JESUS FORESHADOWS A CHANGE OF FEELING ON THE PART OF HIS DISCIPLES IN REFERENCE TO HIS APPEARING. They will desire to see one day a v...
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 17:23 Believers should not FOLLOW people who claim that Jesus has come in a secret or hidden way, for he will come in a way that is dramatic and visible to all, like LIGHTNING....
_And they shall say to you._ False prophets shall come feigning themselves to be Christ or sent from Christ. Go not out, neither follow those deceivers or their rumours. The Arabic has, "See them not,...
CHAPTER 17 VER. 5. _And the Apostles said to the Lord, Increase our faith._ The Apostles said this, when, from their little faith, they had been unable to cast out the devil from the lunatic. They the...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Luke 17:20. DEMANDED OF THE PHARISEES.—We can scarcely think that they had any good end in view in asking this question; it is probable they expected to get some answer which might be...
EXPOSITION LUKE 17:1 _The_ _Master_'_s teaching on the subject of the injury worked on the souls of others by our sins. The disciples pray for an increase of faith that they may be kept from such sin...
Now He turns again to His disciples. Then said he unto his disciples, It is impossible but that offenses will come (Luke 17:1): You cannot help if you're living in this world, you're going to have of...
Luke 17:21; Luke 21:8; Mark 13:21; Matthew 24:23...
They shall say, See, Christ is here, or there — Limiting his presence to this or that place. Matthew 24:23....