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Luke 17:20Luke.17.20

And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, ‹The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:›

KJV

Greek original

Ἐπερωτηθεὶς δὲ ὑπὸ τῶν Φαρισαίων πότε ἔρχεται ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ θεοῦ ἀπεκρίθη αὐτοῖς καὶ εἶπεν Οὐκ ἔρχεται ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ θεοῦ μετὰ παρατηρήσεως

Translations

Louis Segond 1910

Les pharisiens demandèrent à Jésus quand viendrait le royaume de Dieu. Il leur répondit: Le royaume de Dieu ne vient pas de manière à frapper les regards.

KJV

And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, ‹The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:›

Patristic reading

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  • Various

    Patrologia Latina Vol. 186 (Migne)

    Dominus in Evangelio: Non venit regnum Dei cum observatione neque dicent: Ecce hic, aut ecce illic (Luc. XVII, 20) , id est, neque certum est tempus, neque determinatus locus, quando vel ubi extremum debeat agi judicium. Arbitror tamen quoniam sine dubio sic veniet quemadmodum eu…
  • Various

    Patrologia Latina Vol. 188 (Migne)

    cere verbum Dei praedicaverit; relinquetur, qui Christum non caste, sed ex occasione annuntiaverit (Luc. XVII, 20-37) . His tribus hominum generibus constat Ecclesia, [Col. 0044D] quae binas habent differentias, propter assumptionem et relictionem. Unde tres viros Ezechiel pr…

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