Luke 19:40

“I tell you,” He answered, “if they remain silent, the very stones will cry out.”

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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

39But some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, rebuke Your disciples!”

41As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it

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Cross References

Psalms 96:11Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice; let the sea resound, and all that fills it.

Psalms 114:1When Israel departed from Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of foreign tongue,

Habakkuk 2:11For the stones will cry out from the wall, and the rafters will echo it from the woodwork.

Matthew 21:15But the chief priests and scribes were indignant when they saw the wonders He performed and the children shouting in the temple courts, “Hosanna to the Son of David!”

Matthew 27:51At that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked, and the rocks were split.

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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