Luke 13:34 BSB — MannaFest

Luke 13:34

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killeth the prophets, and stoneth them that are sent unto her! how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her own brood under her wings, and ye would not!

KJV

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not!

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Commentary

1 voice

Irenaeus

Against Heresies Book IV (202)

And, without using a parable, the Lord said to Jerusalem, `O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest those that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen gathereth her chickens trader her wings, and ye would not! Behold, your house shall be left unto you desolate."

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Luke (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) (1858)

Let us learn from these verses — how entirely our times are in God's hands. Our Lord Jesus Christ teaches us this lesson by His reply to those who bade Him to depart, because Herod would kill Him. He said, "I cast out devils, and I do cures today and tomorrow." His time was not yet come for leaving the world. His work was not yet finished. Until that time came — it was not in the power of Herod to hurt Him. Until that work was finished — no weapon forged against Him could prosper.

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Original language & word study

30 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Ἰερουσαλὴμ	Ierousalēm	Jerusalem	G2419 →
Ἰερουσαλήμ,	Ierousalēm	Jerusalem,	G2419 →
ἡ	hē	You who [are]	G3588 →
ἀποκτείνουσα	apokteinousa	killing	G615 →
τοὺς	tous	the	G3588 →
προφήτας	prophētas	prophets	G4396 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
λιθοβολοῦσα	lithobolousa	stoning	G3036 →
τοὺς	tous	those	G3588 →
ἀπεσταλμένους	apestalmenous	sent	G649 →
πρὸς	pros	to	G4314 →
αὐτήν,	autēn	her,	G846 →
ποσάκις	posakis	how often	G4212 →
ἠθέλησα	ēthelēsa	I have wanted	G2309 →
ἐπισυνάξαι	episunaxai	to gather	G1996 →
τὰ	ta	those	G3588 →
τέκνα	tekna	children	G5043 →
σου	sou	of you	G4771 →
ὃν	hon	that	G3739 →
τρόπον	tropon	way	G5158 →
ὄρνις	ornis	a hen [gathers]	G3733 →
τὴν	tēn	<the>	G3588 →
ἑαυτῆς	he'autēs	her own	G1438 →
νοσσιὰν	nossian	brood	G3555 →
ὑπὸ	hupo	under	G5259 →
τὰς	tas	the	G3588 →
πτέρυγας,	pterugas	wings,	G4420 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
οὐκ	ouk	not	G3756 →
ἠθελήσατε;	ēthelēsate	you were willing?	G2309 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Isaiah 30:15
For the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel, has said: “By repentance and rest you would be saved; your strength would lie in quiet confidence—but you were not willing.”
leads to
- Isaiah 26:3–4
  You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You.
- Isaiah 32:17
  The work of righteousness will be peace; the service of righteousness will be quiet confidence forever.
- Psalms 125:1–2
  Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion. It cannot be moved; it abides forever.
- Jeremiah 3:22–23
  “Return, O faithless children, and I will heal your faithlessness.” “Here we are. We come to You, for You are the LORD our God.
- John 5:40
  yet you refuse to come to Me to have life.
Through
Acts 7:52
Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers—
leads to
- Matthew 5:12
  Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you.
- 1 Kings 19:10
  “I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I am…
- 2 Chronicles 36:16
  But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy.