Luke 19:38

Luke 19:38 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.
• New International Version (NIV)“Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”
• English Standard Version (ESV)saying, "Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!"
• New King James Version (NKJV)saying: “ ‘Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord!’ Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”

Context of Luke 19:38

36As he was going along, they were spreading their clothes on the road. 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: Blessed 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.” 40He answered, “I tell you, if they were to keep silent, the stones would cry out.”

Luke 19:38 word by word

λέγοντες· εὐλογημένος ὁ ἐρχόμενος ὁ βασιλεὺς ἐν ὀνόματι κυρίου· ἐν οὐρανῷ εἰρήνη, καὶ δόξα ἐν ὑψίστοις.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Blessedεὐλογέωeulogeō · to praise/blessG2127
• the Kingβασιλεύςbasileus · kingG935
• thatὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• comethἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the nameὄνομαonoma · nameG3686
• of the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• peaceεἰρήνηeirēnē · peaceG1515
• heavenοὐρανόςouranos · heavenG3772
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• gloryδόξαdoxa · gloryG1391
• the highestὕψιστοςhupsistos · HighestG5310

Cross-references for Luke 19:38

• Luke 13:35See, your house is abandoned to you. I tell you, you will not see me until the time comes when you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord’!”
• Psalms 72:17May his name endure forever; as long as the sun shines, may his fame increase. May all nations be blessed by him and call him blessed.
• Psalms 118:22The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
• Zechariah 9:9Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout in triumph, Daughter Jerusalem! Look, your King is coming to you; he is righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
• Matthew 21:9Then the crowds who went ahead of him and those who followed shouted: Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest heaven!
• Mark 11:9Those who went ahead and those who followed shouted: Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!
• Luke 2:10But the angel said to them, “Don’t be afraid, for look, I proclaim to you good news of great joy that will be for all the people:
• Romans 5:1Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
• Ephesians 2:14For he is our peace, who made both groups one and tore down the dividing wall of hostility. In his flesh,
• Colossians 1:20and through him to reconcile everything to himself, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.
• Ephesians 1:6to the praise of his glorious grace that he lavished on us in the Beloved One.
• Ephesians 3:10This is so that God’s multi-faceted wisdom may now be made known through the church to the rulers and authorities in the heavens.
• 1 Timothy 1:17Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
• 1 Peter 1:12It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves but you. These things have now been announced to you through those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven — angels long to catch a glimpse of these things.
• Revelation 5:9And they sang a new song: You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slaughtered, and you purchased people for God by your blood from every tribe and language and people and nation.
• Revelation 19:1After this I heard something like the loud voice of a vast multitude in heaven, saying, Hallelujah! Salvation, glory, and power belong to our God,

Commentaries on Luke 19:38

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 38Glory in the highest - Mayst thou receive the uttermost degrees of glory! See on Matthew 21:9; (note).Read the comment
• 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. 38Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! See Psalms 118:26; 148:1. Psalm 118 was one of the songs sung by travelers going to Jerusalem for the festivals (Psalms 113–118). Jesus brought peace in heaven and glory in the highest. He makes peace with God and humans, but peace on earth is still to come (compare Luke 2:14; see 12:51–53; 19:41–44).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