Luke 19:39

39 And some of the Pharisees from the crowd said to him, "Teacher, rebuke your disciples!"

Luke 19:39 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 19:39

And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude
Who had placed themselves there, to watch and observe what was said, and done, that they might have something to reproach Christ with, expose him for, or bring as a charge against him:

said unto him, master, rebuke thy disciples:
not being able to bear such high encomiums of Jesus, and such open and public declarations of his being the Messiah; and would insinuate, that it was blasphemy in them to say what they did, and pride and vanity in him to allow of it; and that the consequence might be sedition, and tumult; and therefore it became him to check such a disorderly, noisy, evil, and dangerous practice.

Luke 19:39 In-Context

37 Now [as] he was drawing near by this time to the descent from the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of the disciples began rejoicing to praise God with a loud voice for all the miracles that they had seen,

38 saying, "Blessed [is] the king, the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!"

39 And some of the Pharisees from the crowd said to him, "Teacher, rebuke your disciples!"

40 And he answered [and] said, "I tell you that if these keep silent, the stones will cry out!"

41 And when he approached [and] saw the city, he wept over it,