Luke xvii. 21, ἐντὸς
ὑμῶν. Many modern commentators
interpret “in your midst,” “among
you.” So Alford, who quotes Xen., Anab. I. x. 3
for the Greek, Bp. Walsham How, Bornemann, Meyer. The older
view coincided with that of Basil; so Theophylact, Chrysostom, and
with them Olshausen and Godet.
To the objection that the words
were said to the Pharisees, and that the kingdom was not in
their hearts, it may be answered that our Lord might use
“you” of humanity, even when addressing Pharisees. He
never, like a merely human preacher, says
“we.”