Luke 19:37

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;
• 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,
• New Living Translation (NLT)When he reached the place where the road started down the Mount of Olives, all of his followers began to shout and sing as they walked along, praising God for all the wonderful miracles they had seen.

Context of Luke 19:37

35They brought it to Jesus, threw their cloaks on the colt and put Jesus on it. 36As he went along, people spread their cloaks on the road. 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: 38“Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!” 39Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Jesus, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples!”

Luke 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“Then another servant came and said, ‘Sir, here is your mina; I have kept it laid away in a piece of cloth.
• Mark 13:3As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John and Andrew asked him privately,
• Mark 14:26When they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
• Luke 7:16They were all filled with awe and praised God. “A great prophet has appeared among us,” they said. “God has come to help his people.”
• Exodus 15:1Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the Lord: “I will sing to the Lord, for he is highly exalted. Both horse and driver he has hurled into the sea.
• Judges 5:1On that day Deborah and Barak son of Abinoam sang this song:
• 2 Samuel 6:2He and all his men went to Baalah in Judah to bring up from there the ark of God, which is called by the Name, the name of the Lord Almighty, who is enthroned between the cherubim on the ark.
• 1 Kings 8:55He stood and blessed the whole assembly of Israel in a loud voice, saying:
• 1 Chronicles 15:28So all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the Lord with shouts, with the sounding of rams’ horns and trumpets, and of cymbals, and the playing of lyres and harps.
• 1 Chronicles 16:4He appointed some of the Levites to minister before the ark of the Lord, to extol, thank, and praise the Lord, the God of Israel:
• 2 Chronicles 29:28The whole assembly bowed in worship, while the musicians played and the trumpets sounded. All this continued until the sacrifice of the burnt offering was completed.
• Ezra 3:10When the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the Lord, the priests in their vestments and with trumpets, and the Levites (the sons of Asaph) with cymbals, took their places to praise the Lord, as prescribed by David king of Israel.
• Psalms 106:12Then they believed his promises and sang his praise.
• John 12:12The next day the great crowd that had come for the festival heard that Jesus was on his way 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

Topics related to Luke 19:37

• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Olives, Mount of
• Praise
• Shouting

In the dictionaries

• God
• Mount of Olives
• Cast
• Climb
• Compass
• Occupy
• Rebuke
• Round
• Salvation
• Tiller

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