Luke 19:40

And he answering said, I tell you, that if these are silent, the 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

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

41And when he came near, as he beheld 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 roar, and the fulness thereof;

Psalms 114:1When Israel came forth from Egypt, The house of Jacob from a people of strange language,

Habakkuk 2:11For the stone from the wall crieth out, And the beam from the timber answereth it.

Matthew 21:15But the chief priests and the scribes, when they saw the wonderful things which he did, and the children that were crying out in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the Son of David, were much displeased;

Matthew 27:51And, lo! the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top to the bottom; and the earth, quaked, 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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