Luke 17:20
And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:
Cross-references
In Luke 17:23, Jesus warns against following false claims of his presence; this directly follows from the kingdom not being observable—same discourse.
In Luke 17:24, the Son of Man's coming is sudden and visible; this contrasts with the kingdom's present hiddenness stated here—both in same discourse.
In Luke 10:9, Jesus instructs disciples to proclaim the kingdom has come near — directly parallel to the present kingdom in their midst.
In Luke 19:11, disciples expect immediate kingdom appearance; here Pharisees expect observable signs—both misunderstandings are corrected.
In Luke 10:11, the kingdom's nearness is proclaimed in judgment; here Jesus clarifies it is not an observable event—together defining its hidden presence.
In Luke 16:16, the kingdom is preached since John; here Jesus says it does not come with observation—both affirm its present arrival in his ministry.
In John 18:36, Jesus says His kingdom is not of this world — reinforcing that the kingdom's coming is not an observable earthly event.
In Acts 1:7, Jesus says times are not for them to know; here the kingdom is not observable—both teach God's sovereign timing beyond human calculation.
Daniel 2:45 depicts a stone kingdom that destroys earthly kingdoms — a future observable event, contrasting with Jesus' present, unobservable kingdom.
In Matthew 12:28, Jesus says the kingdom has come upon them through exorcisms — directly parallels the present reality of the kingdom in their midst.
Romans 14:17 says the kingdom is not about eating and drinking but righteousness — echoes that it is not an observable, external matter.
In Daniel 2:44, a future earthly kingdom is prophesied; here Jesus redefines the kingdom as not coming with observable signs—a contrast.
In Acts 1:6, disciples ask about restoring Israel's kingdom; here Jesus denies observable signs—both reveal wrong expectations about the kingdom's nature.