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href="/bsb/luke/19.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/luke/19.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220I tell you,&#8221 he replied, &#8220if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/luke/19.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />He replied, “If they kept quiet, the stones along the road would burst into cheers!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/luke/19.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />He answered, “I tell you, if these were silent, the very stones would cry out.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/luke/19.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“I tell you,” He answered, “if they remain silent, the very stones will cry out.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/19.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And answering He said, "I say to you that if these will be silent, the stones will cry out."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/luke/19.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/luke/19.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But He answered and said to them, “I tell you that if these should keep silent, the stones would immediately cry out.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/luke/19.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jesus replied, “I tell you, if these stop speaking, the stones will cry out!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/luke/19.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />But Jesus answered, &#8220I tell you, if these become silent, the stones will cry out!&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/luke/19.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And He answered and said, “I tell you, if these become silent, the stones will cry out!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/luke/19.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But Jesus answered and said, “I tell you, if these were silent, the stones will cry out!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/luke/19.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Jesus replied, “I tell you, if these [people] keep silent, the stones will cry out [in praise]!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/luke/19.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He answered, “I tell you, if they were to keep silent, the stones would cry out.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/luke/19.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He answered, &#8220I tell you, if they were to keep silent, the stones would cry out!&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/luke/19.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he answered and said, I tell you that, if these shall hold their peace, the stones will cry out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/luke/19.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But Jesus answered, "If they keep quiet, these stones will start shouting." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/luke/19.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he answered and said, I tell you that, if these shall hold their peace, the stones will cry out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/luke/19.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Jesus replied, "I can guarantee that if they are quiet, the stones will cry out."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/luke/19.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Jesus answered, "I tell you that if they keep quiet, the stones themselves will start shouting." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/luke/19.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He replied, "I tell you, if they were quiet, the stones would cry out!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/luke/19.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?I tell you,? He answered, ?if they remain silent, the very stones will cry out.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/luke/19.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He answered, "I tell you, if they keep silent, the very stones will cry out!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/luke/19.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He answered them, "I tell you that if these were silent, the stones would cry out."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/luke/19.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he answered and said to them, I tell you, that if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/19.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"I tell you," He replied, "that if *they* became silent, the very stones would cry out."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/luke/19.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He answered them, “I tell you that if these were silent, the stones would cry out.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/luke/19.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and He answering said to them, “I say to you that if these will be silent, the stones will cry out!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/19.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And answering He said, "I say to you that if these will be silent, the stones will cry out."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/luke/19.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and he answering said to them, 'I say to you, that, if these shall be silent, the stones will cry out!'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/luke/19.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And having answered, he said to them, I say to you, that if these should be silent, the stones shall cry out.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/luke/19.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />To whom he said: I say to you, that if these shall hold their peace, the stones will cry out. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/luke/19.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And he said to them, “I tell you, that if these will keep silent, the stones themselves will cry out.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/luke/19.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He said in reply, “I tell you, if they keep silent, the stones will cry out!” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/luke/19.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He answered, “I tell you, if these were silent, the stones would shout out.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/luke/19.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />He said to them, I say to you, that if these should keep silent, the stones would cry out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/luke/19.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />He said to them, “I say to you that if these would be silent, the stones would be crying out loud.”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/luke/19.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />And he answered, and said to them: I say to you, that if these had been silent, the stones would have cried out.<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/luke/19.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />and He responding said to them, <FR>I say unto you, that if these may keep silent, the rocks will cry out.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/luke/19.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />And he replying said to them. I tell you that, should these be silent, the very stones would cry out.<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/luke/19.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />but he answer'd them, if they should be silent, the stones would exclaim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/19.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"I tell you," He replied, "that if *they* became silent, the very stones would cry out."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/luke/19.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />And, answering, He said, <FR>"I tell you that, if these shall be silent, the stones will cry out!"<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/luke/19.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />And He answered them, <FR>I tell you, that if these were silent, the <Fr><i>very</i><FR> stones would cry out.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/luke/19-40.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3-5_0Jtd9Lc?start=7732" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/luke/19.htm">The Triumphal Entry</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">39</span>But some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, rebuke Your disciples!” <span class="reftext">40</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: Legō (V-PIA-1S) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. ">“I tell</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymin (PPro-D2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">you,” </a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: Kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/611.htm" title="611: apokritheis (V-APP-NMS) -- From apo and krino; to conclude for oneself, i.e. to respond; by Hebraism to begin to speak.">He answered,</a> <a href="/greek/2036.htm" title="2036: eipen (V-AIA-3S) -- Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say."></a> <a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because."></a> <a href="/greek/1437.htm" title="1437: ean (Conj) -- If. From ei and an; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.">“if</a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: houtoi (DPro-NMP) -- This; he, she, it. ">they</a> <a href="/greek/4623.htm" title="4623: siōpēsousin (V-FIA-3P) -- To keep silence, be silent, either voluntarily or involuntarily. From siope; to be dumb; figuratively, to be calm.">remain silent,</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hoi (Art-NMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the very</a> <a href="/greek/3037.htm" title="3037: lithoi (N-NMP) -- A stone; met: of Jesus as the chief stone in a building. Apparently a primary word; a stone.">stones</a> <a href="/greek/2896.htm" title="2896: kraxousin (V-FIA-3P) -- To cry aloud, shriek. A primary verb; properly, to croak or scream, i.e. to call aloud.">will cry out.” </a> </span> <span class="reftext">41</span>As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/2-11.htm">Habakkuk 2:11</a></span><br />For the stones will cry out from the wall, and the rafters will echo it from the woodwork.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/96-11.htm">Psalm 96:11-12</a></span><br />Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice; let the sea resound, and all that fills it. / Let the fields exult, and all that is in them. Then all the trees of the forest will sing for joy<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/98-7.htm">Psalm 98:7-9</a></span><br />Let the sea resound, and all that fills it, the world, and all who dwell in it. / Let the rivers clap their hands, let the mountains sing together for joy / before the LORD, for He comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness and the peoples with equity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-12.htm">Isaiah 55:12</a></span><br />You will indeed go out with joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/148-7.htm">Psalm 148:7-13</a></span><br />Praise the LORD from the earth, all great sea creatures and ocean depths, / lightning and hail, snow and clouds, powerful wind fulfilling His word, / mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-19.htm">Romans 8:19-22</a></span><br />The creation waits in eager expectation for the revelation of the sons of God. / For the creation was subjected to futility, not by its own will, but because of the One who subjected it, in hope / that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/19-1.htm">Psalm 19:1-4</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands. / Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge. / Without speech or language, without a sound to be heard, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/44-23.htm">Isaiah 44:23</a></span><br />Sing for joy, O heavens, for the LORD has done this; shout aloud, O depths of the earth. Break forth in song, O mountains, you forests and all your trees. For the LORD has redeemed Jacob, and revealed His glory in Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/66-1.htm">Psalm 66:1-4</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. A song. A Psalm. Make a joyful noise to God, all the earth! / Sing the glory of His name; make His praise glorious. / Say to God, “How awesome are Your deeds! So great is Your power that Your enemies cower before You. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/150-6.htm">Psalm 150:6</a></span><br />Let everything that has breath praise the LORD! Hallelujah!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/3-9.htm">Matthew 3:9</a></span><br />And do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-15.htm">Matthew 21:15-16</a></span><br />But 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!” / “Do You hear what these children are saying?” they asked. “Yes,” Jesus answered. “Have you never read: ‘From the mouths of children and infants You have ordained praise’?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/5-13.htm">Revelation 5:13</a></span><br />And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying: “To Him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power forever and ever!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/145-10.htm">Psalm 145:10-11</a></span><br />All You have made will give You thanks, O LORD, and Your saints will bless You. / They will tell of the glory of Your kingdom and speak of Your might,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/49-13.htm">Isaiah 49:13</a></span><br />Shout for joy, O heavens; rejoice, O earth; break forth in song, O mountains! For the LORD has comforted His people, and He will have compassion on His afflicted ones.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he answered and said to them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/96-11.htm">Psalm 96:11</a></b></br> Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/98-7.htm">Psalm 98:7-9</a></b></br> Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/114-1.htm">Psalm 114:1-8</a></b></br> When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language; … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/18-7.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/luke/18-7.htm">Crying</a> <a href="/luke/18-39.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/luke/19-11.htm">Immediately</a> <a href="/luke/19-39.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/luke/19-38.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/luke/19-39.htm">Quiet</a> <a href="/luke/14-4.htm">Silent</a> <a href="/luke/13-34.htm">Stones</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/luke/22-34.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/luke/23-21.htm">Crying</a> <a href="/luke/20-20.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/luke/20-19.htm">Immediately</a> <a href="/luke/19-45.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/luke/19-42.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/luke/23-56.htm">Quiet</a> <a href="/luke/20-26.htm">Silent</a> <a href="/luke/21-5.htm">Stones</a><div class="vheading2">Luke 19</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/19-1.htm">Of Zacchaeus a tax collector.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/19-11.htm">The ten minas.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/19-28.htm">Jesus rides into Jerusalem with triumph;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">41. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/19-41.htm">weeps over it;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">45. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/19-45.htm">drives the buyers and sellers out of the temple;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">47. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/19-47.htm">Teaching daily in it. The rulers seek to destroy him, but fear the people.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/19.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/luke/19.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>“I tell you,” He answered,</b><br>This phrase indicates Jesus' authoritative response to the Pharisees who were objecting to the praises of His disciples. The use of "I tell you" underscores His role as a teacher and prophet, speaking with divine authority. In the Gospels, Jesus often uses this phrase to introduce important truths or to correct misunderstandings, emphasizing His role as the ultimate source of truth.<p><b>“if they remain silent,”</b><br>The "they" refers to Jesus' disciples and the crowd praising Him as He entered Jerusalem. This moment is part of the Triumphal Entry, a fulfillment of <a href="/zechariah/9-9.htm">Zechariah 9:9</a>, where the Messiah is prophesied to enter Jerusalem riding on a donkey. The Pharisees' request for silence reflects their rejection of Jesus' messianic claims and their fear of Roman reprisal. The cultural context here is significant, as public acclamation of a king could be seen as a political threat to Roman authority.<p><b>“the very stones will cry out.”</b><br>This hyperbolic statement emphasizes the inevitability and necessity of Jesus being recognized as the Messiah. The imagery of stones crying out is a powerful metaphor, suggesting that creation itself testifies to Jesus' identity and mission. This can be connected to Old Testament themes where creation is personified to praise God, such as in <a href="/psalms/19.htm">Psalm 19:1</a> and <a href="/isaiah/55-12.htm">Isaiah 55:12</a>. The stones could also symbolize the enduring witness of God's truth, as seen in <a href="/joshua/24-27.htm">Joshua 24:27</a>, where a stone serves as a witness to the covenant between God and Israel. Theologically, this phrase underscores the idea that God's purposes will be fulfilled regardless of human opposition.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a></b><br>The central figure in this passage, Jesus is making His triumphal entry into Jerusalem. He is recognized as the Messiah by His followers, who are praising Him loudly.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/p/pharisees.htm">Pharisees</a></b><br>A group of Jewish religious leaders who are present during Jesus' entry. They are concerned about the public acclamation of Jesus as the Messiah and ask Him to rebuke His disciples.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/d/disciples_and_followers.htm">Disciples and Followers</a></b><br>Those who are accompanying Jesus and praising God joyfully for all the miracles they have seen, acknowledging Jesus as the King.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city where this event takes place, significant as the center of Jewish worship and the location of the Temple.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/stones.htm">Stones</a></b><br>Used metaphorically by Jesus to illustrate that creation itself would testify to His identity if His followers were silenced.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_unstoppable_praise_of_god.htm">The Unstoppable Praise of God</a></b><br>God's glory and truth will be proclaimed, even if human voices are silent. This emphasizes the inevitability of God's praise and the futility of trying to suppress it.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/creation's_testimony.htm">Creation's Testimony</a></b><br>The natural world bears witness to God's power and majesty. Believers are encouraged to see God's handiwork in creation and join in its testimony.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/courage_in_witnessing.htm">Courage in Witnessing</a></b><br>Just as the disciples boldly proclaimed Jesus as King, believers today are called to courageously witness to their faith, regardless of opposition.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_rejection_of_jesus.htm">The Rejection of Jesus</a></b><br>The Pharisees' attempt to silence the disciples reflects a broader rejection of Jesus' messianic identity. Believers should be aware of similar rejections in today's world and respond with grace and truth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_joy_in_worship.htm">The Role of Joy in Worship</a></b><br>The disciples' joyful praise is a model for worship. Believers are encouraged to express their joy in the Lord openly and without reservation.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_luke_19.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Luke 19</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/meaning_of_'the_rocks_will_cry_out'.htm">What does "the rocks will cry out" mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_millennials_and_gen_z_differ.htm">What does 'the rocks will cry out' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_the_donkey_see_the_angel_first.htm">Why does the angel appear to the donkey first rather than Balaam in Numbers 22:23–25, suggesting the animal has greater insight than the prophet? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/day_26_insights_on_spiritual_growth.htm">What events define the Triumphal Entry in Volume 23?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/luke/19.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(40) <span class= "bld">If these should hold their peace.</span>--Here, then, at the very moment when He foresaw most clearly His own approaching end, and the failure of all earthly hopes of the city over which He wept, our Lord accepted every word that disciples or multitude had uttered of Him as being in the fullest sense true.<p><span class= "bld">The stones would immediately cry out.</span>--The startling imagery had a precedent in the language of Habakkuk (<a href="/habakkuk/2-11.htm" title="For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it.">Habakkuk 2:11</a>), "The stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it."<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/luke/19-40.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">“I tell</span><br /><span class="grk">Λέγω</span> <span class="translit">(Legō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm">Strong's 3004: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">you,”</span><br /><span class="grk">ὑμῖν</span> <span class="translit">(hymin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> </span><span class="str2">You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He answered,</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀποκριθεὶς</span> <span class="translit">(apokritheis)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_611.htm">Strong's 611: </a> </span><span class="str2">From apo and krino; to conclude for oneself, i.e. to respond; by Hebraism to begin to speak.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“if</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐὰν</span> <span class="translit">(ean)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1437.htm">Strong's 1437: </a> </span><span class="str2">If. From ei and an; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they</span><br /><span class="grk">οὗτοι</span> <span class="translit">(houtoi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> </span><span class="str2">This; he, she, it. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">remain silent,</span><br /><span class="grk">σιωπήσουσιν</span> <span class="translit">(siōpēsousin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4623.htm">Strong's 4623: </a> </span><span class="str2">To keep silence, be silent, either voluntarily or involuntarily. From siope; to be dumb; figuratively, to be calm.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the very</span><br /><span class="grk">οἱ</span> <span class="translit">(hoi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">stones</span><br /><span class="grk">λίθοι</span> <span class="translit">(lithoi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3037.htm">Strong's 3037: </a> </span><span class="str2">A stone; met: of Jesus as the chief stone in a building. Apparently a primary word; a stone.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will cry out.”</span><br /><span class="grk">κράξουσιν</span> <span class="translit">(kraxousin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2896.htm">Strong's 2896: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cry aloud, shriek. 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