Luke 19:40 ““I tell you,” He answered, “if they remain silent, the very stones wil…”

Luke 19:40

“I tell you,” He answered, “if they remain silent, the very stones will cry out.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

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.

World English Bible

He answered them, “I tell you that if these were silent, the stones would cry out.”

American Standard Version

And he answered and said, I tell you that, if these shall hold their peace, the stones will cry out.

Geneva Bible 1599

But he answered, and sayd vnto them, I tell you, that if these should holde their peace, the stones would crie.

Darby Translation

And he answering said to them, I say unto you, If these shall be silent, the stones will cry out.

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!'

Bible in Basic English

And he said in answer, I say to you, if these men keep quiet, the very stones will be crying out.

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Cross references

“And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.”

Habakkuk 2:11 Isaiah 55:12 Matthew 3:9 Psalm 96:11 Psalm 98:7–9 Psalm 114:1–8

Habakkuk 2:11 · BSB

For the stones will cry out from the wall, and the rafters will echo it from the woodwork.

Isaiah 55:12 · BSB

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.

Matthew 3:9 · BSB

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.

Psalm 96:11 · BSB

Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice; let the sea resound, and all that fills it.

Psalm 98:7–9 · BSB

Let the sea resound, and all that fills it, the world, and all who dwell in it.

Psalm 114:1–8 · BSB

When Israel departed from Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of foreign tongue,

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

39But some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, rebuke Your disciples!”

41As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it

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