^17:23Then people⁶⁸ will say to you, ‘Look, there he is!’⁶⁹ or ‘Look, here he is!’ Do not go out or chase after them.⁷⁰^17:24For just like the lightning flashes⁷¹ and lights up the sky from one side to the other, so will the Son of Man be in his day.⁷²

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Footnotes

68 Grk “And they will say.” The plural in Greek is indefinite, referring to people in general. Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
69 The words “he is” here and in the following clause are understood and have been supplied from the context.
70 Do not go out or chase after them. There will be no need to search for the Son of Man at his coming, though many will falsely claim its arrival.
71 The Son of Man’s coming in power will be sudden and obvious like lightning. No one will need to point it out.
72 Some very important (𝔓75 B D it sa) lack the words ἐν τῇ ἡμέρα αὐτοῦ (en tē hēmera autou, “in his day”), but the words are included in א A L W Θ Ψ f1, 13 𝔐 lat sy bo. On the one hand, the shorter reading is impressive because it has some of the best Alexandrian and Western witnesses in support; on the other hand, the expression ἐν τῇ ἡμέρα αὐτοῦ is unusual (found nowhere else in the NT), and may be considered the harder reading. A decision is difficult, but it is probably best to retain the words. rightly has the words in brackets, expressing doubt as to their authenticity.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And they will say to you, ‘Look, there!’ or ‘Look, here!’ Do not go out or follow them. For as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one side to the other, so will the Son of Man be in his day.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

People will tell you, ‘There he is!’ or ‘Here he is!’ Do not go running off after them. For the Son of Man in his day will be like the lightning, which flashes and lights up the sky from one end to the other.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

They will say to you, ‘See there!’ or ‘See here!’ Don’t follow or run after them. For as the lightning flashes from horizon to horizon and lights up the sky, so the Son of Man will be in his day.

NLTNew Living Translation

People will tell you, ‘Look, there is the Son of Man,’ or ‘Here he is,’ but don’t go out and follow them. For as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one end to the other, so it will be on the day when the Son of Man comes.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And they will say to you, ‘Behold, there!’ ‘Behold, here!’ Do not go out or run after them! For just as the lightning shines forth, flashing from one place under heaven to another place under heaven, so the Son of Man will be in his day.

KJV 1900King James Version

And they shall say to you, See here; or, see there: go not after them, nor follow them. For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one part under heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day.

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