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

BSB does not include verse 36 in this source text. The available verses in the requested range are shown below.

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

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

22 Then 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.

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

24 For 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.

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

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

27 People 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.

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

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

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

31 On 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.

32 Remember Lot’s wife!

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

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

35 Two 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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References and Original Words

Verse 20

Original words

- δὲ G1161 Conjunction When asked Ἐπερωτηθεὶς G1905 Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular by ὑπὸ G5259 Preposition the τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Plural Pharisees Φαρισαίων G5330 Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural when πότε G4219 Conjunction the G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Singular kingdom βασιλεία G932 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular of God Θεοῦ G2316 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular would come ἔρχεται G2064 Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular [Jesus] replied ἀπεκρίθη G611 Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular . . . αὐτοῖς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural . . . καὶ G2532 Conjunction . . . εἶπεν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular The G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Singular kingdom βασιλεία G932 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular of God Θεοῦ G2316 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular {will} not Οὐκ G3756 Adverb come ἔρχεται G2064 Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular with μετὰ G3326 Preposition observable signs παρατηρήσεως G3907 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Verse 21

Original words

Nor οὐδὲ G3761 Conjunction will [people] say ἐροῦσιν G2046 Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Look Ἰδοὺ G2400 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular here [it is] ὧδε G5602 Adverb or G2228 Conjunction There [it is] Ἐκεῖ G1563 Adverb For γὰρ G1063 Conjunction you see ἰδοὺ G2400 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular the G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Singular kingdom βασιλεία G932 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular of God Θεοῦ G2316 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular is ἐστιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular in your ὑμῶν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural midst ἐντὸς G1787 Preposition

BSB notes

  • Or within you or within your grasp
Verse 22

Original words

Then δὲ G1161 Conjunction He said Εἶπεν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular to πρὸς G4314 Preposition the τοὺς G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Plural disciples μαθητάς G3101 Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural [The] time ἡμέραι G2250 Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural is coming Ἐλεύσονται G2064 Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural when ὅτε G3753 Adverb you will long ἐπιθυμήσετε G1937 Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural to see ἰδεῖν G3708 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active one μίαν G1520 Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular of the τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Plural days ἡμερῶν G2250 Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural of the τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular Son Υἱοῦ G5207 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular of Man ἀνθρώπου G444 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular but καὶ G2532 Conjunction vvv οὐκ G3756 Adverb you will not see [it] ὄψεσθε G3708 Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Plural
Verse 23

Original words

- καὶ G2532 Conjunction [People] will tell ἐροῦσιν G2046 Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural you ὑμῖν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural Look Ἰδοὺ G2400 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular there [He is] ἐκεῖ G1563 Adverb or G2228 Conjunction Look Ἰδοὺ G2400 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular here [He is] ὧδε G5602 Adverb {Do} not μὴ G3361 Adverb go out ἀπέλθητε G565 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural [or] μηδὲ G3366 Conjunction chase after [them] διώξητε G1377 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural
Verse 24

Original words

For γὰρ G1063 Conjunction just as ὥσπερ G5618 Adverb the G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Singular lightning ἀστραπὴ G796 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular flashes ἀστράπτουσα G797 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular [and] lights up λάμπει G2989 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - ὑπὸ G5259 Preposition the τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular sky οὐρανὸν G3772 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular from ἐκ G1537 Preposition [one end] τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular to εἰς G1519 Preposition the [other] τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular - ὑπ’ G5259 Preposition - οὐρανὸν G3772 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular so οὕτως G3779 Adverb will be ἔσται G1510 Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular the G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Son Υἱὸς G5207 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular of Man ἀνθρώπου G444 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular in ἐν G1722 Preposition His αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular day ἡμέρᾳ G2250 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Verse 25

Original words

But δὲ G1161 Conjunction first πρῶτον G4412 Adverb - Superlative He αὐτὸν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular must δεῖ G1163 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular suffer παθεῖν G3958 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active many things πολλὰ G4183 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction be rejected ἀποδοκιμασθῆναι G593 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive by ἀπὸ G575 Preposition this ταύτης G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Feminine Singular - τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular generation γενεᾶς G1074 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Verse 26

Original words

Just Καὶ G2532 Conjunction as καθὼς G2531 Adverb it was ἐγένετο G1096 Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular in ἐν G1722 Preposition the ταῖς G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Plural days ἡμέραις G2250 Noun - Dative Feminine Plural of Noah Νῶε G3575 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular so οὕτως G3779 Adverb also καὶ G2532 Conjunction will it be ἔσται G1510 Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular in ἐν G1722 Preposition the ταῖς G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Plural days ἡμέραις G2250 Noun - Dative Feminine Plural of the τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular Son Υἱοῦ G5207 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular of τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular Man ἀνθρώπου G444 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 27

Original words

[People] were eating ἤσθιον G2068 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural [and] drinking ἔπινον G4095 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural marrying ἐγάμουν G1060 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural [and] being given in marriage ἐγαμίζοντο G1061 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural up to ἄχρι G891 Preposition [the] ἧς G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Feminine Singular day ἡμέρας G2250 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Noah Νῶε G3575 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular entered εἰσῆλθεν G1525 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular . . . εἰς G1519 Preposition the τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular ark κιβωτόν G2787 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Then καὶ G2532 Conjunction the G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular flood κατακλυσμὸς G2627 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular came ἦλθεν G2064 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction destroyed ἀπώλεσεν G622 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular them all πάντας G3956 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural
Verse 28

Original words

It was ἐγένετο G1096 Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular the same Ὁμοίως G3668 Adverb . . . καθὼς G2531 Adverb in ἐν G1722 Preposition the ταῖς G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Plural days ἡμέραις G2250 Noun - Dative Feminine Plural of Lot Λώτ G3091 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular [People] were eating ἤσθιον G2068 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural [and] drinking ἔπινον G4095 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural buying ἠγόραζον G59 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural [and] selling ἐπώλουν G4453 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural planting ἐφύτευον G5452 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural [and] building ᾠκοδόμουν G3618 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Verse 29

Original words

But δὲ G1161 Conjunction on the G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Singular day ἡμέρᾳ G2250 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Lot Λὼτ G3091 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular left ἐξῆλθεν G1831 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular . . . ἀπὸ G575 Preposition Sodom Σοδόμων G4670 Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural fire πῦρ G4442 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction sulfur θεῖον G2303 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular rained down ἔβρεξεν G1026 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular from ἀπ’ G575 Preposition heaven οὐρανοῦ G3772 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction destroyed ἀπώλεσεν G622 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular them all πάντας G3956 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural
Verse 30

Original words

It will be ἔσται G1510 Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular just like that Κατὰ G2596 Preposition . . . τὰ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Plural . . . αὐτὰ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person Plural on the G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Singular day ἡμέρᾳ G2250 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular the G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Son Υἱὸς G5207 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular of Man ἀνθρώπου G444 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular is revealed ἀποκαλύπτεται G601 Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 31

Original words

On ἐν G1722 Preposition that ἐκείνῃ G1565 Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Singular - τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular day ἡμέρᾳ G2250 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular {let} no one μὴ G3361 Adverb . . . ὃς G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular - ἔσται G1510 Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular on ἐπὶ G1909 Preposition the τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Neuter Singular housetop δώματος G1430 Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular καὶ καὶ G2532 Conjunction come down καταβάτω G2597 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular to retrieve ἆραι G142 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active . . . αὐτά G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person Plural his αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - τὰ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Plural possessions σκεύη G4632 Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural . . . ἐν G1722 Preposition . . . τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular . . . οἰκίᾳ G3614 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction Likewise ὁμοίως G3668 Adverb {let} no one μὴ G3361 Adverb . . . G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular in ἐν G1722 Preposition [the] field ἀγρῷ G68 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular return ἐπιστρεψάτω G1994 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular for εἰς G1519 Preposition anything τὰ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Plural [he has] left behind ὀπίσω G3694 Adverb
Verse 32

Original words

Remember μνημονεύετε G3421 Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural Lot’s Λώτ G3091 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular - τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular wife γυναικὸς G1135 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Verse 33

Original words

Whoever ὃς G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular . . . ἐὰν G1437 Conjunction tries ζητήσῃ G2212 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular to save περιποιήσασθαι G4046 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle his αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular life ψυχὴν G5590 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular will lose ἀπολέσει G622 Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular it αὐτήν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singular but δ’* G1161 Conjunction whoever ὃς G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular . . . ἂν G302 Particle loses [his life] ἀπολέσῃ* G622 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular will preserve ζωογονήσει G2225 Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular it αὐτήν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 34

Original words

I tell λέγω G3004 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular you ὑμῖν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural on that ταύτῃ G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Singular - τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular night νυκτὶ G3571 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular two [people] δύο G1417 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural will be ἔσονται G1510 Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural in ἐπὶ G1909 Preposition one μιᾶς G1520 Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular bed κλίνης G2825 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular one εἷς G1520 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular will be taken παραλημφθήσεται G3880 Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction the G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular other ἕτερος G2087 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular left ἀφεθήσεται G863 Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 35

Original words

Two [women] δύο G1417 Adjective - Nominative Feminine Plural will be ἔσονται G1510 Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural grinding grain ἀλήθουσαι G229 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Plural vvv ἐπὶ G1909 Preposition vvv τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular together αὐτό G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person Singular - G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Singular one μία G1520 Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular will be taken παραλημφθήσεται G3880 Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular and δὲ G1161 Conjunction the G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Singular other ἑτέρα G2087 Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular left ἀφεθήσεται G863 Verb - 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

Where Ποῦ G4226 Adverb Lord Κύριε G2962 Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular - Καὶ G2532 Conjunction they asked ἀποκριθέντες G611 Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural . . . λέγουσιν G3004 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural . . . αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular - δὲ G1161 Conjunction - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular [Jesus] answered εἶπεν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular . . . αὐτοῖς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural Wherever [there is] Ὅπου G3699 Adverb a τὸ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Singular carcass σῶμα G4983 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular there ἐκεῖ G1563 Adverb - καὶ G2532 Conjunction the οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural vultures ἀετοὶ G105 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural will gather ἐπισυναχθήσονται G1996 Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural

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