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Luke 19

Luke 19:40

The Triumphal Entry · Luke 19:28–40
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Translations

Modern
“I tell you,” He answered, “if they remain silent, the very stones will cry out.”
Traditional
And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.
Literal
And answering, He said, “I say to you that if these will be silent, the stones will cry out.”
Latin
Quibus ipse ait: Dico vobis, quia si hi tacuerint, lapides clamabunt.

Original

Greek
English
“I tell you,” He answered, “if they remain silent, the very stones will cry out.”

Notes

Luke 19:40

Compare Isaiah 55:12, in which nature is said to rejoice at the coming of God’s salvation, and Habakkuk 2:11, in which the stones of the walls cry out against Babylon.

Luke 19:28–40

Jesus entered Jerusalem in triumph. This fulfilled Zechariah 9:9–10 and symbolically announced that he was the Messiah, the King of Israel.

Events

Parallels

Zechariah 9:9–13 Matthew 21:1–11 Mark 11:1–11 John 12:12–19

Glossary

Luke, Gospel of

Topics

All Christians should be As Missionaries: An Imperative Duty Jesus Shouting in Joy and Praise