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Luke 17:21
neither will they say, 'Look, here!' or, 'Look, there!' for behold, the Kingdom of God is within you.
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Interpretation

Jesus teaches a kingdom within that is worked out in study and play in Luke 17:21—look for "'look" and "'". Let kingdom within in conversations that test patience—steady the will with prayer.

Context

The setting is Luke—gospel narrative, developing kingdom within. Read in Luke 17, its force becomes clearer. It also intersects kingdom of god. Listen for “'look” alongside “'”.

Authorship & Historical Background

Early sources associate Luke with Luke the physician (companion of Paul). Critical study of Luke often concludes: Anonymous; author also wrote Acts; polished Greek historian‑theologian.. Date: AD 80–90. For Luke, the audience likely includes Broader Greco‑Roman audience.. Kingdom of God is especially relevant in this line. Mercy and meals mark messianic mission. A careful historian-theologian frames a universal horizon.

More details
Traditional:Luke the physician (companion of Paul)
Modern scholarship:Anonymous; author also wrote Acts; polished Greek historian‑theologian.
Date:AD 80–90
Audience:Broader Greco‑Roman audience.
Manuscripts & Textual Witnesses
The Greek text is preserved in 5,800+ manuscripts, surpassing other ancient works in manuscript count. Early papyri from the 2nd-3rd centuries like P46, P66, P75 provide text within about 100-150 years of its writing. Major uncial codices (Sinaiticus, Vaticanus, 4th century) contain complete or near-complete texts. The Byzantine text family represents the majority of later manuscripts. Textual variants exist but are mostly minor: word order, articles, spelling. No central Christian doctrine depends on any disputed text. Modern critical editions compare all manuscript families to determine the best reflects the earliest recoverable text reading.
Sources & witness notes
SinaiticusVaticanusP46