Luke 17:22 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

²² Then He said to the disciples, “The time is coming when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of man [i.e., the time when the Messiah would deliver His people from tribulation], but you will not see it [i.e., such deliverance would not occur during their lifetimes].

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²² And He said to the disciples, The time is coming when you will long to see [even] one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see [it].

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Common English Bible

²² Then Jesus said to the disciples, “The time will come when you will long to see one of the days of the Human One,and you won’t see it.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²² And he said to his disciples: "The time will come when you will desire to see one day of the Son of man, and you will not see it.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²² And he said to his disciples: The days will come, when you shall desire to see one day of the Son of man; and you shall not see it.

Luke 17:22 Cross References

Matthew 9:15

Jesus said to them, “Can the groomsmen act sadly while the groom is still with them? But the time will come when the groom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.

Mark 2:20

But the time will come when the groom will be taken away from them. Then they will fast at that time.

Luke 13:35

Look, your house [i.e., the Jewish Temple] is being abandoned [by me (?)]. You will not see me until [the time when] you will be saying, ‘Praise the One who is coming in the name of the Lord.’”

Luke 5:35

But the time will come when the groom will be taken away from them [Note: Jesus here refers to Himself]. Then they will fast at that time.”

John 12:35

So, Jesus said to them, “The Light will be among you for only a little while [longer]. Walk around while you [still] have the Light [with you], before darkness surrounds you. For the person who walks around in darkness does not know where he is going.

John 13:33

“I will be with you, [my dear] children, for only a little while [longer]. You people will look for me, but I am now telling you what I told the Jewish authorities, ‘You will not be able to go where I will be.’