Luke 19:37-44

Listen to Luke 19:37-44
37 As he was drawing near—already on the way down the Mount of Olives— 1the whole multitude of his disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice 2for all the mighty works that they had seen,
38 saying, 3“Blessed is 4the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and 5glory in the highest! ”
39 6And some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples. ”
40 He answered, “I tell you, if these were silent, 7the very stones would cry out. ”

Jesus Weeps over Jerusalem

41 8And when he drew near and saw the city, 9he wept over it,
42 saying, 10“Would that you, even you, had known on this day the things that make for peace! But now 11they are hidden from your eyes.
43 For 12the days will come upon you, when your enemies 13will set up a barricade around you and 14surround you and hem you in on every side
44 15and tear you down to the ground, you and your children within you. And 16they will not leave one stone upon another in you, because you did not know 17the time of your 18visitation. ”

Cross References 18

  • 1. 19:37 [ch. 18:43]
  • 2. 19:37 [John 12:17, 18]
  • 3. 19:38 ch. 13:35; Cited from Ps. 118:26
  • 4. 19:38 See Matt. 25:34; John 1:49
  • 5. 19:38 ch. 2:14; [Ps. 148:1]
  • 6. 19:39 [Matt. 21:15, 16]
  • 7. 19:40 Hab. 2:11
  • 8. 19:41 For ver. 41-44, [ch. 13:34, 35; 23:28-31]
  • 9. 19:41 [John 11:35; Heb. 5:7]
  • 10. 19:42 [Deut. 32:29]
  • 11. 19:42 [John 12:40]
  • 12. 19:43 See ch. 17:22
  • 13. 19:43 Isa. 29:3; 37:33; Jer. 6:6; Ezek. 4:2; 26:8
  • 14. 19:43 ch. 21:20
  • 15. 19:44 [Ps. 137:9; Hos. 13:16; Nah. 3:10]
  • 16. 19:44 ch. 21:6
  • 17. 19:44 [Dan. 9:24]
  • 18. 19:44 1 Pet. 2:12
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