Matthew 23:39
37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!
38 Look, your house is left to you desolate.
For I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’”
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.
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- BSB
- For I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’”
- KJV
- For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.
- WEB
- For I tell you, you will not see me from now on, until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!’”
- ASV
- For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed [is] he that cometh in the name of the Lord.
- DARBY
- for I say unto you, Ye shall in no wise see me henceforth until ye say, Blessed [be] he that comes in the name of [the] Lord.
- BLB
- For I say to you⁺, you⁺ shall not see Me from now until you⁺ say, ‘Blessed [is] the One coming in the name of the Lord.’”
- ÅB
- For jeg sier dere at fra nå av skal dere ikke se meg før dere sier: ‘Velsignet være han som kommer i Herrens navn!’»
- OTB
- For jeg sier dere, dere vil bare se meg igjen når dere sier: ‘Velsignet er han som kommer i Herrens navn.’»
- B1930
- For jeg sier eder: Fra nu av skal I ikke se mig før I sier: Velsignet være han som kommer i Herrens navn!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 118:26
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD. From the house of the LORD we bless you.
Read in contextMatthew 21:9
The crowds that went ahead of Him and those that followed were shouting: “Hosanna to the Son of David!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Hosanna in the highest!”
Read in contextRomans 11:25
I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, so that you will not be conceited: A hardening in part has come to Israel, until the full number of the Gentiles has come in.
Read in contextJohn 8:24
That is why I told you that you would die in your sins. For unless you believe that I am He, you will die in your sins.”
Read in contextLuke 17:22
Then He said to the disciples, “The time is coming when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, but you will not see it.
Read in contextJohn 8:21
Again He said to them, “I am going away, and you will look for Me, but you will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come.”
Read in contextLuke 2:26–30
The Holy Spirit had revealed to him that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.
Read in contextIsaiah 40:9–11
Go up on a high mountain, O Zion, herald of good news. Raise your voice loudly, O Jerusalem, herald of good news. Lift it up, do not be afraid! Say to the cities of Judah, “Here is your God!”
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