Lukas 17:22

The Coming of the Son of Man

17:22 Then ¹  he said to the disciples, “The days are coming when you will desire to see one of the days ²  of the Son of Man, and you will not see it.

Lukas 21:36

21:36 But stay alert at all times, ³  praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that must ⁴  happen, and to stand before the Son of Man.”

[17:22]  ¹ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[17:22]  ² sn This is a reference to the days of the full manifestation of Jesus’ power in a fully established kingdom. The reference to “days” instead of “day” is unusual, appearing only here and in v. 26, but it may be motivated merely by parallelism with the “days” of Noah there and the “days of Lot” in v. 28.

[21:36]  ³ sn The call to be alert at all times is a call to remain faithful in looking for the Lord’s return.

[21:36]  ⁴ tn For the translation of μέλλω (mellw) as “must,” see L&N 71.36.