Luke 17:23

17:23 Then people ¹  will say to you, ‘Look, there he is!’ ²  or ‘Look, here he is!’ Do not go out or chase after them. ³ 

Luke 21:29

The Parable of the Fig Tree

21:29 Then ⁴  he told them a parable: “Look at the fig tree and all the other trees. ⁵ 

[17:23]  ¹ tn 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.

[17:23]  ² tn The words “he is” here and in the following clause are understood and have been supplied from the context.

[17:23]  ³ sn 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.

[21:29]  ⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[21:29]  ⁵ tn Grk “all the trees.”