Luke 17 · Verse 22

Luke 17:22

And he said unto the disciples, The days will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye shall not see it.
Luke 17:22, King James Version

Luke 17:22 in other translations

BSBThen 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.
WEBHe said to the disciples, “The days will come when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see it.
ASVAnd he said unto the disciples, The days will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye shall not see it.
YLTAnd he said unto his disciples, ‘Days will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and ye shall not behold it;
DARBYAnd he said to the disciples, Days are coming, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and shall not see it.
BBEAnd 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.
WebsterAnd he said to his disciples, The days will come, when ye will desire to see one of the days of the son of man, and ye shall not see it.

What does Luke 17:22 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 17:20-25

Lu 17:20-37. Coming of the Kingdom of God and of the Son of Man. 20-25. when, &c.--To meet the erroneous views not only of the Pharisees, but of the disciples themselves, our Lord addresses both, announcing the coming of the kingdom under different aspects. It cometh not with observation--with watching or lying in wait, as for something outwardly imposing and at once revealing itself.

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Barnes' Notes
Verse 22. The days will come. He here takes occasion to direct the minds of his disciples to the days of vengeance which were about to fall on the Jewish nation. Heavy calamities will befall the Jewish people, and you will desire a deliverer.

Ye shall desire. You who now number yourselves among my disciples.

One of the days of the Son of man. The Son of man here means the Messiah, without affirming that he was the Messiah. Such will be the calamities of those times, so great will be the afflictions and persecutions, that you will greatly desire a deliverer--one who shall come to you in the character in which you have expected the Messiah would come, and who would deliver you from the power of your enemies; and at that time, in the midst of these calamities, men shall rise up pretending to be the Messiah, and to be able to deliver you. In view of this, he takes occasion to caution them against being led astray by them.

Ye shall not see it. You shall not see such a day of deliverance-- such a Messiah as the nation has expected, and such an interposition as you would desire.

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 22 When ye shall desire to see one of the days - As it was our Lord's constant custom to support and comfort the minds of his disciples, we cannot suppose that he intimates here that they shall be left destitute of those blessings necessary for their support in a day of trial. When he says, Ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, he either means, ye of this nation, ye Jews, and addresses his disciples as if they should bear witness to the truth of the declaration; intimating that heavy calamities were about to fall upon them, and that they should desire in vain to have those opportunities of returning to God which now they rejected; or, he means that such should the distressed state of this people be, that the disciples would through pity and tenderness desire the removal of those punishments from them, which could not be removed because the cup of their iniquity was full. But the former is more likely to be the sense of the place.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 17:20-37

The kingdom of God was among the Jews, or rather within some of them. It was a spiritual kingdom, set up in the heart by the power of Divine grace. Observe how it had been with sinners formerly, and in what state the judgments of God, which they had been warned of, found them. Here is shown what a dreadful surprise this destruction will be to the secure and sensual. Thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is…

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Luke 17:22 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ΕἶπενEipenHe saidG2036
δὲdethenG1161
πρὸςprostoG4314
τοὺςtoustheG3588
μαθητάς·mathētasdisciples;G3101
ἐλεύσονταιeleusontaiWill comeG2064
ἡμέραιhēmeraidaysG2250
ὅτεhotewhenG3753
ἐπιθυμήσετεepithumēseteyou will desireG1937
μίανmianoneG1520
τῶνtōnof theG3588
ἡμερῶνhēmerōndaysG2250
τοῦtouof theG3588
υἱοῦhuiouSonG5207
τοῦtou<the>G3588
ἀνθρώπουanthrōpouof ManG444
ἰδεῖνideinto seeG1492
καὶkaiandG2532
οὐκouknotG3756
ὄψεσθε.opsestheyou will behold [it].G3700

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Luke 17:22

  • Luke 5:35

    But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.

  • Matthew 9:15

    And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.

  • John 13:33

    Little children, yet a little while I am with you. Ye shall seek me: and as I said unto the Jews, Whither I go, ye cannot come; so now I say to you.

  • John 8:21-24

    Then said Jesus again unto them, I go my way, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sins: whither I go, ye cannot come. Then said the Jews, Will he kill himself? because he saith, Whither I go, ye cannot come. And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world. I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.

  • Mark 2:20

    But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.

  • John 16:5-7

    But now I go my way to him that sent me; and none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou? But because I have said these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart. Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.

  • John 7:33-36

    Then said Jesus unto them, Yet a little while am I with you, and then I go unto him that sent me. Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come. Then said the Jews among themselves, Whither will he go, that we shall not find him? will he go unto the dispersed among the Gentiles, and teach the Gentiles? What manner of saying is this that he said, Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come?

  • John 16:16-22

    A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me, because I go to the Father. Then said some of his disciples among themselves, What is this that he saith unto us, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me: and, Because I go to the Father? They said therefore, What is this that he saith, A little while? we cannot tell what he saith. Now Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him, and said unto them, Do ye enquire among yourselves of that I said, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me? …

  • John 17:11-13

    And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are. While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled. And now come I to thee; and these things I speak in the world, that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves.

  • Luke 13:35

    Behold, your house is left unto you desolate: and verily I say unto you, Ye shall not see me, until the time come when ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.

  • John 12:35

    Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.

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5:35; 13:35; Mt 9:15; Joh 7:33-36; 8:21-24; 12:35; 13:33; 16:5-7
Joh 16:16-22; 17:11-13

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Context

  • Luke 17:21

    Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.

  • Luke 17:22

    And he said unto the disciples, The days will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye shall not see it.

  • Luke 17:23

    And they shall say to you, See here; or, see there: go not after them, nor follow them.

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Luke 17:22 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y dijo á sus discípulos: Tiempo vendrá, cuando desearéis ver uno de los días del Hijo del hombre, y no lo veréis.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et il dit aux disciples: Les jours viendront où vous désirerez de voir l’un des jours du fils de l’homme, et vous ne le verrez pas.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Er sprach aber zu den Jüngern: Es werden Tage kommen, da ihr begehren werdet, einen der Tage des Sohnes des Menschen zu sehen, und ihr werdet ihn nicht sehen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et ait ad discipulos suos: Venient dies quando desideretis videre unum diem Filii hominis, et non videbitis.