Luke 13:34

Luke 13:34 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not!
• New International Version (NIV)“Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were not willing.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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!
• New King James Version (NKJV)“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, but you were not willing!

Context of Luke 13:34

32And He said to them, “Go and tell that fox, ‘Behold, I am casting out demons and performing healings today and tomorrow, and on the third day I reach My goal.’ 33Nevertheless I must go on My journey today and tomorrow and the next day; for it cannot be that a prophet would perish outside Jerusalem. Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who have been sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, just as a hen gathers her young under her wings, and you were unwilling! 35Behold, your house is left to you desolate; and I say to you, you will not see Me until you say, ‘Blessed is the One who comes in the name of the Lord!’”

Luke 13:34 word by word

Ἰερουσαλὴμ Ἰερουσαλήμ, ἡ ἀποκτείνουσα τοὺς προφήτας καὶ λιθοβολοῦσα τοὺς ἀπεσταλμένους πρὸς αὐτήν, ποσάκις ἠθέλησα ἐπισυνάξαι τὰ τέκνα σου ὃν τρόπον ὄρνις τὴν ἑαυτῆς νοσσιὰν ὑπὸ τὰς πτέρυγας, καὶ οὐκ ἠθελήσατε;Read the interlinear

• JerusalemἹερουσαλήμHierousalēm · JerusalemG2419
• that killsἀποκτείνωapokteinō · to killG615
• the prophetsπροφήτηςprophētēs · prophetG4396
• and stonesλιθοβολέωlithoboleō · to stoneG3036
• thoseὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• who have been sentἀποστέλλωapostellō · to sendG649
• to her! Howποσάκιςposakis · how often!G4212
• I wantedθέλωthelō ethelō · to will/desireG2309
• to gatherἐπισυνάγωepisunagō · to gatherG1996
• your childrenτέκνονteknon · childG5043
• justὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• justτρόποςtropos · wayG5158
• as a henὄρνιςornis · henG3733
• youngνοσσιάnossia · chickG3555
• underὑπόhupo · by/under: underG5259
• her wingsπτέρυξpterux · wingG4420
• and you were unwillingοὐou · noG3756

Cross-references for Luke 13:34

• Luke 19:41When He approached Jerusalem, He saw the city and wept over it,
• Matthew 23:37“Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those who have been sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, the way a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were unwilling.
• 2 Chronicles 24:21So they conspired against him, and at the command of the king they stoned him to death in the courtyard of the house of the Lord.
• 2 Chronicles 36:15Yet the Lord, the God of their fathers, sent word to them again and again by His messengers, because He had compassion on His people and on His dwelling place;
• Nehemiah 9:26“But they became rebellious and revolted against You, And threw Your Law behind their backs And killed Your prophets who had admonished them In order to bring them back to You, And they committed great blasphemies.
• Jeremiah 2:30“In vain I have struck your sons; They did not accept discipline. Your sword has devoured your prophets Like a destroying lion.
• Jeremiah 26:23And they brought Uriah from Egypt and led him to King Jehoiakim, who killed him with a sword and threw his dead body into the burial place of the common people.
• Lamentations 4:13Because of the sins of her prophets And the wrongdoings of her priests, Who have shed in her midst The blood of the righteous,
• Matthew 21:35And the vine-growers took his slaves and beat one, killed another, and stoned another.
• Matthew 22:6and the rest seized his slaves and treated them abusively, and then killed them.
• Acts 7:52Which one of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? They killed those who had previously announced the coming of the Righteous One, and you have now become betrayers and murderers of Him;
• Acts 8:1Now Saul approved of putting Stephen to death. And on that day a great persecution began against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except for the apostles.
• Revelation 11:8And their dead bodies will lie on the street of the great city which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also their Lord was crucified.
• Deuteronomy 5:29If only they had such a heart in them, to fear Me and keep all My commandments always, so that it would go well with them and with their sons forever!
• Deuteronomy 32:29If only they were wise and they understood this; If only they would discern their future!
• Psalms 81:10I, the Lord, am your God, Who brought you up from the land of Egypt; Open your mouth wide and I will fill it.

Commentaries on Luke 13:34

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 34O Jerusalem, Jerusalem - See the note on Matthew 23:37-39; (note), where the metaphor of the hen is illustrated from the Greek Anthology.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 34See the notes at Matthew 23:37-39. From the message which Jesus sent to Herod we may learn: 1.That our lives are safe in the hands of God, and that wicked people can do no more to injure us than he shall permit. Compare John 19:11. 2.That we “should” go on fearlessly in doing our duty, and especially if we are doing good. We should not regard the threats of people. God is to be obeyed; and even if obedience should involve us in difficulty and trials…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 31-35Verses 31-35 Christ, in calling Herod a fox, gave him his true character. The greatest of men were accountable to God, therefore it became him to call this proud king by his own name; but it is not an example for us. I know, said our Lord, that I must die very shortly; when I die, I shall be perfected, I shall have completed my undertaking. It is good for us to look upon the time we have before us as but little, that we may thereby be quickened to do the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 34as a hen gathers her chicks: Compare Deuteronomy 32:11; Ruth 2:12; Psalms 17:8; 36:7; 57:1; 61:4; 63:7; 91:4.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 34-3534-35. O Jerusalem, &c.--(See on Mt 23:37; Mt 23:39).Read the comment

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Commentaries on Luke 13

• 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