Focused Passage

Luke 17:20-37

Faithful Servants, Grateful Cleansing, and the Coming Kingdom

Jesus trains disciples in holiness, forgiveness, faith, and humble service; reveals grateful saving response through a cleansed Samaritan; and teaches that the kingdom is already present in him while the future day of the Son of Man will come suddenly in judgment.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

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20When asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, “The kingdom of God will not come with observable signs.

21Nor will people say, ‘Look, here it is,’ or ‘There it is.’ For you see, the kingdom of God is in your midst.”

22Then He said to the disciples, “The time is coming when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, but you will not see it.

23People will tell you, ‘Look, there He is!’ or ‘Look, here He is!’ Do not go out or chase after them.

24For just as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one end to the other, so will be the Son of Man in His day.

25But first He must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.

26Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man:

27People were eating and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all.

28It was the same in the days of Lot: People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building.

29But on the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all.

30It will be just like that on the day the Son of Man is revealed.

31On that day, let no one on the housetop come down to retrieve his possessions. Likewise, let no one in the field return for anything he has left behind.

32Remember Lot’s wife!

33Whoever tries to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will preserve it.

34I tell you, on that night two people will be in one bed: one will be taken and the other left.

35Two women will be grinding grain together: one will be taken and the other left.”

37“Where, Lord?” they asked. Jesus answered, “Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.”

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Verse 20

Original words

-δὲG1161ConjunctionWhen askedἘπερωτηθεὶςG1905Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine SingularbyὑπὸG5259PrepositiontheτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralPhariseesΦαρισαίωνG5330Noun - Genitive Masculine PluralwhenπότεG4219ConjunctiontheG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularkingdomβασιλείαG932Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singularwould comeἔρχεταιG2064Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular[Jesus] repliedἀπεκρίθηG611Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular. . .αὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural. . .καὶG2532Conjunction. . .εἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularTheG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularkingdomβασιλείαG932Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular{will} notΟὐκG3756AdverbcomeἔρχεταιG2064Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularwithμετὰG3326Prepositionobservable signsπαρατηρήσεωςG3907Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Verse 21

Original words

NorοὐδὲG3761Conjunctionwill [people] sayἐροῦσινG2046Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralLookἸδοὺG2400Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singularhere [it is]ὧδεG5602AdverborG2228ConjunctionThere [it is]ἘκεῖG1563AdverbForγὰρG1063Conjunctionyou seeἰδοὺG2400Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingulartheG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularkingdomβασιλείαG932Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularisἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularin yourὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person PluralmidstἐντὸςG1787Preposition

BSB notes

  • Or within you or within your grasp
Verse 22

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ThenδὲG1161ConjunctionHe saidΕἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartoπρὸςG4314PrepositiontheτοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluraldisciplesμαθητάςG3101Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural[The] timeἡμέραιG2250Noun - Nominative Feminine Pluralis comingἘλεύσονταιG2064Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person PluralwhenὅτεG3753Adverbyou will longἐπιθυμήσετεG1937Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Pluralto seeἰδεῖνG3708Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActiveoneμίανG1520Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singularof theτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Feminine PluraldaysἡμερῶνG2250Noun - Genitive Feminine Pluralof theτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularSonΥἱοῦG5207Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof ManἀνθρώπουG444Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularbutκαὶG2532ConjunctionvvvοὐκG3756Adverbyou will not see [it]ὄψεσθεG3708Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Plural
Verse 23

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-καὶG2532Conjunction[People] will tellἐροῦσινG2046Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralyouὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person PluralLookἸδοὺG2400Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singularthere [He is]ἐκεῖG1563AdverborG2228ConjunctionLookἸδοὺG2400Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singularhere [He is]ὧδεG5602Adverb{Do} notμὴG3361Adverbgo outἀπέλθητεG565Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural[or]μηδὲG3366Conjunctionchase after [them]διώξητεG1377Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural
Verse 24

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ForγὰρG1063Conjunctionjust asὥσπερG5618AdverbtheG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularlightningἀστραπὴG796Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularflashesἀστράπτουσαG797Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular[and] lights upλάμπειG2989Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-ὑπὸG5259PrepositiontheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularskyοὐρανὸνG3772Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularfromἐκG1537Preposition[one end]τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingulartoεἰςG1519Prepositionthe [other]τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine Singular-ὑπ’G5259Preposition-οὐρανὸνG3772Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularsoοὕτωςG3779Adverbwill beἔσταιG1510Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingulartheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularSonΥἱὸςG5207Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof ManἀνθρώπουG444Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularinἐνG1722PrepositionHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingulardayἡμέρᾳG2250Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Verse 25

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ButδὲG1161ConjunctionfirstπρῶτονG4412Adverb - SuperlativeHeαὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularmustδεῖG1163Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularsufferπαθεῖνG3958Verb - Aorist Infinitive Activemany thingsπολλὰG4183Adjective - Accusative Neuter PluralandκαὶG2532Conjunctionbe rejectedἀποδοκιμασθῆναιG593Verb - Aorist Infinitive PassivebyἀπὸG575PrepositionthisταύτηςG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Feminine Singular-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingulargenerationγενεᾶςG1074Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Verse 26

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JustΚαὶG2532ConjunctionasκαθὼςG2531Adverbit wasἐγένετοG1096Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularinἐνG1722PrepositiontheταῖςG3588Article - Dative Feminine PluraldaysἡμέραιςG2250Noun - Dative Feminine Pluralof NoahΝῶεG3575Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularsoοὕτωςG3779AdverbalsoκαὶG2532Conjunctionwill it beἔσταιG1510Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularinἐνG1722PrepositiontheταῖςG3588Article - Dative Feminine PluraldaysἡμέραιςG2250Noun - Dative Feminine Pluralof theτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularSonΥἱοῦG5207Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularofτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularManἀνθρώπουG444Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 27

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[People] were eatingἤσθιονG2068Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural[and] drinkingἔπινονG4095Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralmarryingἐγάμουνG1060Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural[and] being given in marriageἐγαμίζοντοG1061Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Pluralup toἄχριG891Preposition[the]ἧςG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Feminine SingulardayἡμέραςG2250Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularNoahΝῶεG3575Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularenteredεἰσῆλθενG1525Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .εἰςG1519PrepositiontheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingulararkκιβωτόνG2787Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularThenκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularfloodκατακλυσμὸςG2627Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularcameἦλθενG2064Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiondestroyedἀπώλεσενG622Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularthem allπάνταςG3956Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural
Verse 28

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It wasἐγένετοG1096Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singularthe sameὉμοίωςG3668Adverb. . .καθὼςG2531AdverbinἐνG1722PrepositiontheταῖςG3588Article - Dative Feminine PluraldaysἡμέραιςG2250Noun - Dative Feminine Pluralof LotΛώτG3091Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular[People] were eatingἤσθιονG2068Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural[and] drinkingἔπινονG4095Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralbuyingἠγόραζονG59Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural[and] sellingἐπώλουνG4453Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralplantingἐφύτευονG5452Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural[and] buildingᾠκοδόμουνG3618Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Verse 29

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ButδὲG1161Conjunctionon theG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Feminine SingulardayἡμέρᾳG2250Noun - Dative Feminine SingularLotΛὼτG3091Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularleftἐξῆλθενG1831Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .ἀπὸG575PrepositionSodomΣοδόμωνG4670Noun - Genitive Neuter PluralfireπῦρG4442Noun - Accusative Neuter SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionsulfurθεῖονG2303Noun - Accusative Neuter Singularrained downἔβρεξενG1026Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularfromἀπ’G575PrepositionheavenοὐρανοῦG3772Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiondestroyedἀπώλεσενG622Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularthem allπάνταςG3956Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural
Verse 30

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It will beἔσταιG1510Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singularjust like thatΚατὰG2596Preposition. . .τὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Plural. . .αὐτὰG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person Pluralon theG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Feminine SingulardayἡμέρᾳG2250Noun - Dative Feminine SingulartheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularSonΥἱὸςG5207Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof ManἀνθρώπουG444Noun - Genitive Masculine Singularis revealedἀποκαλύπτεταιG601Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 31

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OnἐνG1722PrepositionthatἐκείνῃG1565Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Singular-τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingulardayἡμέρᾳG2250Noun - Dative Feminine Singular{let} no oneμὴG3361Adverb. . .ὃςG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular-ἔσταιG1510Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularonἐπὶG1909PrepositiontheτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter SingularhousetopδώματοςG1430Noun - Genitive Neuter SingularκαὶκαὶG2532Conjunctioncome downκαταβάτωG2597Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singularto retrieveἆραιG142Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active. . .αὐτάG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person PluralhisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τὰG3588Article - Nominative Neuter PluralpossessionsσκεύηG4632Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural. . .ἐνG1722Preposition. . .τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine Singular. . .οἰκίᾳG3614Noun - Dative Feminine Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionLikewiseὁμοίωςG3668Adverb{let} no oneμὴG3361Adverb. . .G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularinἐνG1722Preposition[the] fieldἀγρῷG68Noun - Dative Masculine SingularreturnἐπιστρεψάτωG1994Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 3rd Person SingularforεἰςG1519PrepositionanythingτὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Plural[he has] left behindὀπίσωG3694Adverb
Verse 32

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RememberμνημονεύετεG3421Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person PluralLot’sΛώτG3091Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularwifeγυναικὸςG1135Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Verse 33

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WhoeverὃςG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular. . .ἐὰνG1437ConjunctiontriesζητήσῃG2212Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singularto saveπεριποιήσασθαιG4046Verb - Aorist Infinitive MiddlehisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularlifeψυχὴνG5590Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularwill loseἀπολέσειG622Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularitαὐτήνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singularbutδ’*G1161ConjunctionwhoeverὃςG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular. . .ἂνG302Particleloses [his life]ἀπολέσῃ*G622Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singularwill preserveζωογονήσειG2225Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularitαὐτήνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 34

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I tellλέγωG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularyouὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Pluralon thatταύτῃG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Singular-τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularnightνυκτὶG3571Noun - Dative Feminine Singulartwo [people]δύοG1417Adjective - Nominative Masculine Pluralwill beἔσονταιG1510Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person PluralinἐπὶG1909PrepositiononeμιᾶςG1520Adjective - Genitive Feminine SingularbedκλίνηςG2825Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularoneεἷςG1520Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singularwill be takenπαραλημφθήσεταιG3880Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularotherἕτεροςG2087Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularleftἀφεθήσεταιG863Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 35

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Two [women]δύοG1417Adjective - Nominative Feminine Pluralwill beἔσονταιG1510Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Pluralgrinding grainἀλήθουσαιG229Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine PluralvvvἐπὶG1909PrepositionvvvτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingulartogetherαὐτόG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularoneμίαG1520Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singularwill be takenπαραλημφθήσεταιG3880Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person SingularandδὲG1161ConjunctiontheG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularotherἑτέραG2087Adjective - Nominative Feminine SingularleftἀφεθήσεταιG863Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular

BSB notes

  • TR includes 36Two men will be in the field. One will be taken and the other left; see Matthew 24:40.
Verse 37

Original words

WhereΠοῦG4226AdverbLordΚύριεG2962Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular-ΚαὶG2532Conjunctionthey askedἀποκριθέντεςG611Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural. . .λέγουσινG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural. . .αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular-δὲG1161Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singular[Jesus] answeredεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .αὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person PluralWherever [there is]ὍπουG3699AdverbaτὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularcarcassσῶμαG4983Noun - Nominative Neuter SingularthereἐκεῖG1563Adverb-καὶG2532ConjunctiontheοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralvulturesἀετοὶG105Noun - Nominative Masculine Pluralwill gatherἐπισυναχθήσονταιG1996Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural

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