Luke 19:40

Luke 19:40 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.
• New International Version (NIV)“I tell you,” he replied, “if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)He answered, "I tell you, if these were silent, the very stones would cry out."
• New King James Version (NKJV)But He answered and said to them, “I tell you that if these should keep silent, the stones would immediately cry out.”

Context of Luke 19:40

38shouting, “Blessed (celebrated, praised) is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory (majesty, splendor) in the highest [heaven]!” 39Some of the Pharisees from the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, rebuke Your disciples [for shouting these Messianic praises].” Jesus replied, “I tell you, if these [people] keep silent, the stones will cry out [in praise]!” 41As He approached Jerusalem, He saw the city and wept over it [and the spiritual ignorance of its people], 42saying, “If [only] you had known on this day [of salvation], even you, the things which make for peace [and on which peace depends]! But now they have been hidden from your eyes.

Luke 19:40 word by word

καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν λέγω ὑμῖν ἐὰν οὗτοι σιωπήσουσιν, οἱ λίθοι κράξουσιν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• he answeredἀποκρίνωapokrinomai · to answerG611
• and saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• I tellλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• youσύsu · youG4771
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• ifἐάνean · ifG1437
• theseοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• should hold their peaceσιωπάωsiōpaō · be quietG4623
• the stonesὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the stonesλίθοςlithos · stoneG3037
• would immediately cry outκράζωkrazō · to cryG2896

Cross-references for Luke 19:40

• Psalms 96:11Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice; Let the sea roar, and all the things it contains;
• Psalms 98:7Let the sea thunder and roar, and all the things it contains, The world and those who dwell in it.
• Psalms 114:1When Israel came out of Egypt, The house of Jacob from a people of strange language,
• Isaiah 55:12For you will go out [from exile] with joy And be led forth [by the Lord Himself] with peace; The mountains and the hills will break forth into shouts of joy before you, And all the trees of the field will clap their hands.
• Habakkuk 2:11For the stone will cry out from the wall [to accuse you—built in sin!] And the rafter will answer it out of the woodwork.
• Matthew 3:9and do not presume to say to yourselves [as a defense], ‘We have Abraham for our father [so our inheritance assures us of salvation]’; for I say to you that from these stones God is able to raise up children (descendants) for Abraham.
• Matthew 21:15But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful and miraculous things that Jesus had done, and heard the boys who were shouting in [the porticoes and courts of] the temple [in praise and adoration], “Hosanna to the Son of David (the Messiah),” they became indignant
• Matthew 27:45Now from the sixth hour (noon) there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour (3:00 p.m.).
• 2 Peter 2:6and if He condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction by reducing them to ashes, having made them an example to those who would live ungodly lives thereafter;

Commentaries on Luke 19:40

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 40If these should hold their peace, the stones would - cry out - Of such importance is my present conduct to you and to others, being expressly predicted by one of your own prophets, Zechariah 9:9, as pointing out the triumph of humility over pride, and of meekness over rage and malice, as signifying the salvation which I bring to the lost souls of men, that, if this multitude were silent, God would give even to the stones a voice, that the advent of the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 40The stones would … cry out - It is “proper” that they should celebrate my coming. Their acclamations “ought” not to be suppressed. So joyful is the event which they celebrate - the coming of the Messiah - that it is not fit that I should attempt to impose silence on them. The expression here seems to be “proverbial,” and is not to be taken literally. Proverbs are designed to express the truth “strongly,” but are not to be taken to signify as much as if…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 28-40Verses 28-40 Christ has dominion over all creatures, and may use them as he pleases. He has all men's hearts both under his eye and in his hand. Christ's triumphs, and his disciples' joyful praises, vex proud Pharisees, who are enemies to him and to his kingdom. But Christ, as he despises the contempt of the proud, so he accepts the praises of the humble. Pharisees would silence the praises of Christ, but they cannot; for as God can out of stones raise up…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 40Compare 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.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4040. the stones, &c.--Hitherto the Lord had discouraged all demonstrations in His favor; latterly He had begun an opposite course; on this one occasion He seems to yield His whole soul to the wide and deep acclaim with a mysterious satisfaction, regarding it as so necessary a part of the regal dignity in which as Messiah He for this last time entered the city, that if not offered by the vast multitude, it would have been wrung out of the stones rather than…Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 19:40

• Jesus, the Christ
• Shouting

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Commentaries on Luke 19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings