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

36Now as He was going, they were spreading their cloaks on the road. 37And as soon as He was approaching, near the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of the disciples began to praise God joyfully with a loud voice for all the miracles which they had seen, shouting: “Blessed is the King, the One who comes in the name of the Lord; Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!” 39And yet some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, rebuke Your disciples!” 40Jesus replied, “I tell you, if these stop speaking, the stones will 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

• shoutingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Blessedεὐλογέωeulogeō · to praise/blessG2127
• Kingβασιλεύςbasileus · kingG935
• the One who comesἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• in the nameὄνομαonoma · nameG3686
• of the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• Peaceεἰρήνηeirēnē · peaceG1515
• in heavenοὐρανόςouranos · heavenG3772
• gloryδόξαdoxa · gloryG1391
• in the highestὕψιστοςhupsistos · HighestG5310

Cross-references for Luke 19:38

• Luke 13:35Behold, 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!’”
• Psalms 72:17May his name endure forever; May his name produce descendants as long as the sun shines; And may people wish blessings on themselves by him; May all nations call him blessed.
• Psalms 118:22A stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief cornerstone.
• Zechariah 9:9Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is righteous and endowed with salvation, Humble, and mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
• Matthew 21:9Now the crowds going ahead of Him, and those who followed, were shouting, “Hosanna to the Son of David; Blessed is the One who comes in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest!”
• Mark 11:9And those who went in front and those who followed were shouting: “Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord;
• Luke 2:10And so the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be for all the people;
• Romans 5:1Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
• Ephesians 2:14For He Himself is our peace, who made both groups into one and broke down the barrier of the dividing wall,
• Colossians 1:20and through Him to reconcile all things to Himself, whether things on earth or things in heaven, having made peace through the blood of His cross.
• Ephesians 1:6to the praise of the glory of His grace, with which He favored us in the Beloved.
• Ephesians 3:10so that the multifaceted wisdom of God might now be made known through the church to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenly places.
• 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, in these things which now have been announced to you through those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven--things into which angels long to look.
• Revelation 5:9And they sang a new song, saying, “Worthy are You to take the scroll and to break its seals; for You were slaughtered, and You purchased people for God with Your blood from every tribe, language, people, and nation.
• Revelation 19:1After these things I heard something like a loud voice of a great 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

Topics related to Luke 19:38

• Jesus Continued
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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