Luke 19:40
38 Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.
39 And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude said unto him, Master, rebuke thy disciples.
And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.
41 And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,
42 Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- “I tell you,” He answered, “if they remain silent, the very stones will cry out.”
- KJV
- And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.
- WEB
- He answered them, “I tell you that if these were silent, the stones would cry out.”
- ASV
- And he answered and said, I tell you that, if these shall hold their peace, the stones will cry out.
- DARBY
- And he answering said to them, I say unto you, If these shall be silent, the stones will cry out.
- BLB
- And answering, He said, “I say to you⁺ that if these will be silent, the stones will cry out.”
- ÅB
- Men han svarte og sa til dem: Jeg sier dere: Om disse tier, skal steinene rope.
- OTB
- Han svarte: “Jeg sier dere, hvis de tier, vil steinene rope.”
- B1930
- Men han svarte og sa til dem: Jeg sier eder: Om disse tier, skal stenene rope.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Habakkuk 2:11
For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it.
Read in contextIsaiah 55:12
For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
Read in contextMatthew 3:9
And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
Read in contextPsalms 96:11
Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof.
Read in contextPsalms 98:7–9
Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.
Read in contextPsalms 114:1–8
When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language;
Read in contextMatthew 27:51–54
And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;
Read in contextMatthew 21:15–16
And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the Son of David; they were sore displeased,
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