KJV 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.
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Luke 19:40
And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
“I tell you,” He answered, “if they remain silent, the very stones will cry out.”
WEB World English Bible
He answered them, “I tell you that if these were silent, the stones would cry out.”
ASV American Standard Version
And he answered and said, I tell you that, if these shall hold their peace, the stones will cry out.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and he answering said to them, ‘I say to you, that, if these shall be silent, the stones will cry out!’
Surrounding context — Luke 19
37 And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen;
38 Saying, Blessed [be] the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.
39 And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude said unto him, Master, rebuke thy disciples.
40 And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.
41 And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,
42 Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things [which belong] unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.
43 For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side,
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καὶG2532 · kaiandἀποκριθεὶςG611 · apokrinōto answerεἶπενG2036 · eiponto sayλέγωG3004 · legōto sayὑμῖνG4771 · suyouὅτιG3754 · hotithat/since: thatἐὰνG1437 · eanifοὗτοιG3778 · ohutosthis/he/she/itσιωπήσουσιν,G4623 · siōpaōbe quietοἱG3588 · hothe/this/whoλίθοιG3037 · lithosstoneκράξουσιν.¶G2896 · krazōto cry
Cross-references
Habakkuk 2:11For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it.Isaiah 55:12For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap [their] hands.Matthew 3:9And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to [our] father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.Psalm 96:11Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof.Psalm 98:7-9Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.Psalm 114:1-8When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language;Matthew 27:51-54And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;Matthew 21:15-16And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the Son of David; they were sore displeased,2 Peter 2:6And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned [them] with an overthrow, making [them] an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly;Matthew 27:45Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour.
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