Matthew 23:39

Matthew 23:39 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)For I tell you, you will not see me again until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.’”
• New King James Version (NKJV)for I say to you, you shall see Me no more till you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’ ”

Context of Matthew 23:39

37"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing! 38See, your house is left to you desolate. For I tell you, you will not see me again, until you say, 'Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.'"

Matthew 23:39 word by word

λέγω γὰρ ὑμῖν· οὐ μή με ἴδητε ἀπ᾽ ἄρτι ἕως ἂν εἴπητε· εὐλογημένος ὁ ἐρχόμενος ἐν ὀνόματι κυρίου.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• I sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto youσύsu · youG4771
• Ye shallὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• notοὐou · noG3756
• notμήmē · notG3361
• meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• henceforthἀπόapo · away fromG575
• henceforthἄρτιarti · nowG737
• tillἕωςheōs · untilG2193
• tillἄνan · ifG302
• ye shall sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Blessedεὐλογέωeulogeō · to praise/blessG2127
• he that comethὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• he that comethἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the nameὄνομαonoma · nameG3686
• of the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962

Cross-references for Matthew 23:39

• Hosea 3:4For the children of Israel shall dwell many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or pillar, without ephod or household gods.
• Luke 2:26And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord's Christ.
• Luke 10:22All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows who the Son is except the Father, or who the Father is except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him."
• Luke 17:22And he said to the disciples, "The days are coming when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see it.
• John 8:21So he said to them again, "I am going away, and you will seek me, and you will die in your sin. Where I am going, you cannot come."
• John 14:9Jesus said to him, "Have I been with you so long, and you still do not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, 'Show us the Father'?
• Matthew 21:9And the crowds that went before him and that followed him were shouting, "Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!"
• Psalms 118:26Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! We bless you from the house of the Lord.
• Isaiah 40:9Go on up to a high mountain, O Zion, herald of good news; lift up your voice with strength, O Jerusalem, herald of good news; lift it up, fear not; say to the cities of Judah, "Behold your God!"
• Zechariah 12:10"And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and pleas for mercy, so that, when they look on me, on him whom they have pierced, they shall mourn for him, as one mourns for an only child, and weep bitterly over him, as one weeps over a firstborn.
• Romans 11:25Lest you be wise in your own sight, I do not want you to be unaware of this mystery, brothers: a partial hardening has come upon Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in.
• 2 Corinthians 3:14But their minds were hardened. For to this day, when they read the old covenant, that same veil remains unlifted, because only through Christ is it taken away.

Commentaries on Matthew 23:39

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 39Ye shall not see me - I will remove my Gospel from you, and withdraw my protection. Till ye shall say, Blessed - Till after the fullness of the Gentiles is brought in, when the word of life shall again be sent unto you; then will ye rejoice, and bless, and praise him that cometh in the name of the Lord, with full and final salvation for the lost sheep of the house of Israel. See Romans 11:26, Romans 11:27. Our Lord plainly foresaw that, in process of…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 39Ye shall not see me … - The day of your mercy is gone by. I have offered you protection and salvation, and you have rejected it. You are about to crucify me, and your temple to be destroyed, and you, as a nation, to be given up to long and dreadful suffering. You will not see me as a merciful Saviour, offering you redemption any more, until you have borne these heavy judgments. They must come upon you, and be borne, until you would be glad to hail a…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 34-39Verses 34-39 Our Lord declares the miseries the inhabitants of Jerusalem were about to bring upon themselves, but he does not notice the sufferings he was to undergo. A hen gathering her chickens under her wings, is an apt emblem of the Saviour's tender love to those who trust in him, and his faithful care of them. He calls sinners to take refuge under his tender protection, keeps them safe, and nourishes them to eternal life. The present dispersion and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 39Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord: his may point to a future time when the nation of Israel will turn to the Messiah (see also Romans 11:12–32).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3939. For I say unto you--and these were His last words to the impenitent nation, see on Mr 13:1, opening remarks. Ye shall not see me henceforth--What? Does Jesus mean that He was Himself the Lord of the temple, and that it became "deserted" when He finally left it? It is even so. Now is thy fate sealed, O Jerusalem, for the glory is departed from thee! That glory, once visible in the holy of holies, over the mercy seat, when on the day of atonement the…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Matthew 23

• 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