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Luke 17:37

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17:37Then92 the disciples93 said94 to him, “Where,95 Lord?” He replied to them, “Where the dead body96 is, there the vultures97 will gather.”98

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  1. 92 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
  2. 93 Grk “they”; the referent (the disciples, v. 22) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  3. 94 Grk “answering, they said to him.” This is redundant in contemporary English and has been simplified in the translation.
  4. 95 The question “Where, Lord?” means, “Where will the judgment take place?”
  5. 96 Or “corpse.”
  6. 97 The same Greek term can refer to “eagles” or “vultures” (L&N 4.42; ἀετός), but in this context it must mean vultures, because the gruesome image is one of dead bodies being consumed by scavengers. Jesus’ answer is that when the judgment comes, the scenes of death will be obvious and so will the location of the judgment.
  7. 98 Grk “will be gathered.” The passive construction has been translated as an active one in English.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And they said to him, “Where, Lord?” He said to them, “Where the corpse is, there the vultures will gather.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“Where, Lord?” they asked.

He replied, “Where there is a dead body, there the vultures will gather.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“Where, Lord?” they asked him.

He said to them, “Where the corpse is, there also the vultures will be gathered.”

NLTNew Living Translation

“Where will this happen, Lord?” the disciples asked.

Jesus replied, “Just as the gathering of vultures shows there is a carcass nearby, so these signs indicate that the end is near.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And they answered and said to him, “Where, Lord?” So he said to them, “Where the dead body is, there also the vultures will be gathered.”

KJV 1900King James Version

And they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto them, Wheresoever the body is, thither will the eagles be gathered together.