Christian Standard Bible
Luke 19:37
37Now he came near the path down the Mount of Olives, and the whole crowd of the disciples began to praise God joyfully with a loud voice for all the miracles they had seen:
Luke 19:37 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen;
- New International Version (NIV)When he came near the place where the road goes down the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to praise God in loud voices for all the miracles they had seen:
- English Standard Version (ESV)As he was drawing near—already on the way down the Mount of Olives—the whole multitude of his disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then, as He was now drawing near the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works they had seen,
Context of Luke 19:37
35Then they brought it to Jesus, and after throwing their clothes on the colt, they helped Jesus get on it. 36As he was going along, they were spreading their clothes on the road. Now he came near the path down the Mount of Olives, and the whole crowd of the disciples began to praise God joyfully with a loud voice for all the miracles they had seen: 38Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord. Peace in heaven and glory in the highest heaven! 39Some of the Pharisees from the crowd told him, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples.”
Read all of Luke 19Luke 19:37 word by word
Ἐγγίζοντος δὲ αὐτοῦ ἤδη πρὸς τῇ καταβάσει τοῦ ὄρους τῶν ἐλαιῶν ἤρξαντο ἅπαν τὸ πλῆθος τῶν μαθητῶν χαίροντες αἰνεῖν τὸν θεὸν φωνῇ μεγάλῃ περὶ πασῶν ὧν εἶδον δυνάμεωνRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Andδέde · thenG1161
- when heαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- was come nighἐγγίζωeggizō · to come nearG1448
- even nowἤδηēdē · alreadyG2235
- atπρόςpros · to/withG4314
- the descentὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- the descentκατάβασιςkatabasis · descentG2600
- of the mountὄροςoros · mountainG3735
- of Olivesἐλαίαelaia · olive treeG1636
- the wholeἅπαςhapas · allG537
- multitudeπλῆθοςplēthos · multitudeG4128
- of the disciplesμαθητήςmathētēs · discipleG3101
- beganἄρχομαιarchomai · to rule/beginG756
- to rejoiceχαίρωchairō · to rejoiceG5463
- and praiseαἰνέωaineō · to praiseG134
- Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
- with a loudμέγαςmegas · greatG3173
- voiceφωνήphōnē · voice/sound: voiceG5456
- forπερίperi · aboutG4012
- allπᾶςpas · allG3956
- the mighty worksδύναμιςdunamis · powerG1411
- thatὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- they had seenὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
Cross-references for Luke 19:37
- Luke 19:20“And another came and said, ‘Master, here is your mina. I have kept it safe in a cloth
- Mark 13:3While he was sitting on the Mount of Olives across from the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked him privately,
- Mark 14:26After singing a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
- Luke 7:16Then fear came over everyone, and they glorified God, saying, “A great prophet has risen among us,” and “God has visited his people.”
- Exodus 15:1Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the Lord. They said: I will sing to the Lord, for he is highly exalted; he has thrown the horse and its rider into the sea.
- Judges 5:1On that day Deborah and Barak son of Abinoam sang:
- 2 Samuel 6:2He and all his troops set out to bring the ark of God from Baale-judah. The ark bears the Name, the name of the Lord of Armies who is enthroned between the cherubim.
- 1 Kings 8:55and he stood and blessed the whole congregation of Israel with a loud voice:
- 1 Chronicles 15:28So all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the Lord with shouts, the sound of the ram’s horn, trumpets, and cymbals, and the playing of harps and lyres.
- 1 Chronicles 16:4David appointed some of the Levites to be ministers before the ark of the Lord, to celebrate the Lord God of Israel, and to give thanks and praise to him.
- 2 Chronicles 29:28The whole assembly was worshiping, singing the song, and blowing the trumpets — all this continued until the burnt offering was completed.
- Ezra 3:10When the builders had laid the foundation of the Lord’s temple, the priests, dressed in their robes and holding trumpets, and the Levites descended from Asaph, holding cymbals, took their positions to praise the Lord, as King David of Israel had instructed.
- Psalms 106:12Then they believed his promises and sang his praise.
- John 12:12The next day, when the large crowd that had come to the festival heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,
Commentaries on Luke 19:37
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 28-39Verses 28-39 See the notes at Matthew 21:1-16.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. 28-40Jesus entered Jerusalem in triumph. This fulfilled Zechariah 9:9–10 and symbolically announced that he was the Messiah, the King of Israel.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 29-3829-38. Bethphage--"house of figs," a village which with Bethany lay along the further side of Mount Olivet, east of Jerusalem.Read the comment
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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
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