30 It will be [a]just the same on the day that the Son of Man (A)is revealed. 31 On that day, the one who will be (B)on the [b]housetop, [c]with his goods in the house, must not go down to take them out; and likewise the one in the field must not turn back. 32 (C)Remember Lot’s wife. 33 (D)Whoever strives to [d]save his [e]life will lose it, and whoever loses his life will keep it. 34 I tell you, on that night there will be two in one bed; one will be taken and the other will be left. 35 (E)There will be two women grinding at the same place; one will be taken and the other will be left. 36 [[f](F)Two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other will be left.”] 37 And responding, they *said to Him, “Where, Lord?” And He said to them, (G)Where the body is, there also the [g]vultures will be gathered.”

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  1. Luke 17:30 Lit according to the same things
  2. Luke 17:31 Housetops were flat living areas
  3. Luke 17:31 Lit and his
  4. Luke 17:33 Or secure
  5. Luke 17:33 Or soul
  6. Luke 17:36 Early mss do not contain this v
  7. Luke 17:37 Or eagles

30 It will be just the same on the day that the Son of Man is revealed.(A) 31 On that day, whoever is on the housetop, with his belongings in the house, must not come down [and go inside] to take them out; and likewise whoever is in the field must not turn back. 32 Remember [what happened to] Lot’s wife [when she looked back]!(B) 33 Whoever seeks to save his [a]life will [eventually] lose it [through death], and whoever loses his life [in this world] will keep it [from the consequences of sin and separation from God].(C) 34 I tell you, on that night [when Messiah comes again] there will be two [sleeping] in one bed; the [b]one (the non-believer) will be taken [away in judgment] and the [c]other (the believer) will be left. 35 There will be two women grinding [at the mill] together; the [d]one (the non-believer) will be taken [away in judgment] and the other (the believer) will be left. 36 [e][Two men will be in the field; [f]one will be taken and the other will be left.”] 37 And they asked Him, “Where, Lord?” He answered, “Where the corpse is, there the vultures will be gathered.”

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  1. Luke 17:33 Or soul.
  2. Luke 17:34 This is not the sudden catching up (or rapture) of believers as described in 1 Thess 4:13-18 when Christ returns in the air (not to earth), and gathers believers to be with Him.
  3. Luke 17:34 The believers are left and will be with Christ on the earth during the Millennium.
  4. Luke 17:35 See note v 34.
  5. Luke 17:36 This v is not found in early mss, nor in many late ones.
  6. Luke 17:36 See note v 34.

30 “It will be just like this on the day the Son of Man is revealed.(A) 31 On that day no one who is on the housetop, with possessions inside, should go down to get them. Likewise, no one in the field should go back for anything.(B) 32 Remember Lot’s wife!(C) 33 Whoever tries to keep their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life will preserve it.(D) 34 I tell you, on that night two people will be in one bed; one will be taken and the other left. 35 Two women will be grinding grain together; one will be taken and the other left.”(E) [36] [a]

37 “Where, Lord?” they asked.

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

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  1. Luke 17:36 Some manuscripts include here words similar to Matt. 24:40.