Luke 19:40

And he answering said to them, I say unto you, If these shall be silent, the stones will cry out.

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.

In Context

39And some of the Pharisees from the crowd said to him, Teacher, rebuke thy disciples.

41And as he drew near, seeing the city, he wept over it,

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Cross References

Psalms 96:11Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof;

Psalms 114:1When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language,

Habakkuk 2:11For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it.

Matthew 21:15And when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonders which he wrought, and the children crying in the temple and saying, Hosanna to the Son of David, they were indignant,

Matthew 27:51And lo, the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top to the bottom, and the earth was shaken, and the rocks were rent,

Matthew Henry on Luke 19:29-41

Christ's Entry into Jerusalem. 28 And when he had thus spoken, he went before, ascending up to Jerusalem. 29 And it came to pass, when he was come nigh to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount called the mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples, 30 Saying, Go ye into the village over against you; in the which at your entering ye shall find a colt tied, whereon yet never man sat: loose him, and bring him hither. 31 And if any man ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say unto him, Because the Lord hath… Read the whole commentary →

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