Coming Of The Kingdom Of God Analysis

A passage in the bible has many ways of interpreting it and especially if you look at the same passage, but from different versions. The Coming of the Kingdom of God is only found in the gospel of Luke and some biblical versions like to translate key words differently to give some different thoughts of words said by either the Pharisees or Jesus. This passage says a lot in few words. The New American Bible says that “God is among you.” The New International Version says that “the kingdom of God is in your midst.” Both versions can imply different outcomes. However, the New American Standard Bible version is the one that will be addressed here. To understand the significance of this biblical passage, it is important to look at the significance of the Pharisees being the ones hearing this statement. It is also important to understand what Jesus is telling them. After addressing both these subjects one can then ask what Jesus wants …show more content…
I personally want to live a great life and I feel like I will, but it still is a big wonder if things will work out the way I want or not. There are many questions for our life and we will figure it out with time. Being a Catholic and having strong faith is great to have and inside I know that I will be just fine because of the grace of God. He is not actually going to show me my future and what I should do, but he will hopefully guide me in the right path as long as I keep believing he will be there for me. The kingdom of God is among me and even though I cannot observe it, I can have faith that God is up there watching over me. This story speaks to all of us about life and I believe that many things that Jesus tries to teach the Pharisees can also be taught to us. The Gospel of Luke presents many different facts and lessons that can be learned about Jesus Christ. Jesus is the Messiah of the Old Testament and this is where the Pharisees from