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Berean Standard Bible

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

Luke 17:20

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Some Pharisees ask Jesus when the kingdom of God will come, expecting a dramatic event they could watch for. Their question assumes the kingdom is something external and visible.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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

World English Bible (WEB)

Being asked by the Pharisees when God’s Kingdom would come, he answered them, “God’s Kingdom doesn’t come with observation;

King James Version (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:

American Standard Version (ASV)

And being asked by the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God cometh, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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:

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And having been questioned by the Pharisees, when the reign of God does come, he answered them, and said, 'The reign of God does not come with observation;

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y preguntado por los Fariseos, cuándo había de venir el reino de Dios, les respondió y dijo: El reino de Dios no vendrá con advertencia;

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Los fariseos le preguntaron cuándo vendría el reino de Dios. Él les contestó:―El reino de Dios no vendrá como algo que todo mundo pueda ver.

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