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

37O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them who are sent to thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not! 38Behold, your house is left to you desolate. For I say to you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh 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

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• youὑμῖνhumin · to youG5213
• shallεἴδωeidō · to perceive: seeG1492
• notοὐ μήou mē · neverG3364
• seeεἴδωeidō · to perceive: seeG1492
• meμέme · meG3165
• henceforthἀπόapo · away fromG575
• henceforthἄρτιarti · nowG737
• tillἕωςheōs · untilG2193
• tillἄνan · ifG302
• sayεἶπονepō · to sayG2036
• Blessedεὐλογέωeulogeō · to praise/blessG2127
• comethἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• nameὄνομαonoma · nameG3686
• Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962

Cross-references for Matthew 23:39

• Hosea 3:4For the children of Israel shall abide many days without a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an image, and without an ephod, and without teraphim:
• Luke 2:26And it was revealed to him by the Holy Spirit, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.
• Luke 10:22All things are delivered to me by my Father: and no man knoweth who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him .
• Luke 17:22And he said to his disciples, The days will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye shall not see it .
• John 8:21Then said Jesus again to them, I am going away, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sins: where I go, ye cannot come.
• John 14:9Jesus saith to him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Show us the Father?
• Matthew 21:9And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.
• Psalms 118:26Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the LORD: we have blessed you out of the house of the LORD.
• Isaiah 40:9O Zion, that bringest good tidings, go up upon the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say to the cities of Judah, Behold your God!
• Zechariah 12:10And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.
• Romans 11:25For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part hath happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles shall be come in.
• 2 Corinthians 3:14But their minds were blinded: for until this day the same veil remaineth untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which veil is done away in Christ.

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