Luke 17:21

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And men will not say, See, it is here! or, There! for the kingdom of God is among you.

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  • Matt 12:28 : 28 But if I by the Spirit of God send out evil spirits, then is the kingdom of God come on you.
  • Rom 14:17 : 17 For the kingdom of God is not food and drink, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
  • Luke 10:9-9 : 9 And make well those in it who are ill and say to them, The kingdom of God is near to you. 10 But if you go into a town where they will not have you, go out into the streets of it and say, 11 Even the dust of your town, which is on our feet, we put off as a witness against you; but be certain of this, that the kingdom of God is near.
  • Col 1:27 : 27 To whom God was pleased to give knowledge of the wealth of the glory of this secret among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:
  • Matt 24:23-28 : 23 Then if any man says to you, See, here is the Christ, or, Here; do not put faith in him; 24 For there will come up false Christs, and false prophets, who will do great signs and wonders; so that if possible even the saints might be tricked. 25 See, I have made it clear to you before it comes about. 26 If, then, they say to you, See, he is in the waste land; go not out: See, he is in the inner rooms; put no faith in it. 27 Because as in a thunderstorm the bright light coming from the east is seen even in the west; so will be the coming of the Son of man. 28 Wherever the dead body is, there will the eagles come together.
  • Mark 13:21 : 21 And then if any man says to you, See, here is Christ; or, See, there; have no faith in it:
  • Luke 17:23 : 23 And if they say to you, See, it is there! or, It is here! do not go away, or go after them.
  • Luke 21:8 : 8 And he said, Take care that you are not tricked: for a number of people will come in my name, saying, I am he; and, The time is near: do not go after them.
  • John 1:26 : 26 John's answer was: I give baptism with water; but there is one among you of whom you have no knowledge;

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    20 And when the Pharisees put questions to him about when the kingdom of God would come, he gave them an answer and said, The kingdom of God will not come through observation:

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    22 And he said to his disciples, The time will come when you will have a great desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, but you will not see it.

    23 And if they say to you, See, it is there! or, It is here! do not go away, or go after them.

    24 For as in a thunderstorm the bright light is seen from one end of the sky to the other, so will the Son of man be when his time comes.

  • Luke 21:31-32
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    31 In the same way, when you see these things taking place you may be certain that the kingdom of God is near.

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  • Luke 10:9-11
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    9 And make well those in it who are ill and say to them, The kingdom of God is near to you.

    10 But if you go into a town where they will not have you, go out into the streets of it and say,

    11 Even the dust of your town, which is on our feet, we put off as a witness against you; but be certain of this, that the kingdom of God is near.

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    17 For the kingdom of God is not food and drink, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

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    27 But truly I say to you, Some of those who are here now will have no taste of death till they see the kingdom of God.

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    31 But let your chief care be for his kingdom, and these other things will be given to you in addition.

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    10 Then he said to them, Nation will be moved against nation and kingdom against kingdom:

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    21 For where your wealth is, there will your heart be.

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    20 For the kingdom of God is not in word but in power.

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    20 But if I, by the finger of God, send out evil spirits, then the kingdom of God has overtaken you.

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    2 Saying, Let your hearts be turned from sin; for the kingdom of heaven is near.

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    43 For this reason I say to you, The kingdom of God will be taken away from you, and will be given to a nation producing the fruits of it.

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    17 Truly I say to you, Whoever does not put himself under the kingdom of God like a little child, will not come into it at all.

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    27 And then they will see the Son of man coming in a cloud, with power and great glory.

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