Luke 19:40 BSB — MannaFest

Luke 19:40

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

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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

KJV

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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Commentary

2 voices

Cyril of Alexandria

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (444)

But the Lord forbade not them that glorified Him as God, but rather forbade those that blamed them, so bearing witness to Himself concerning the glory of the Godhead. Hence it follows, He answered and said unto them, I tell you, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.

The record, by era

The Church Fathers1 voice

Ambrose of Milan

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (397)

Nor is it wonderful that the stones against their nature should chaunt forth the praises of the Lord, whom His murderers, harder than the rocks, proclaim aloud, that is, the multitude, in a little while about to crucify their God, denying Him in their hearts, whom with their mouths they confess. Or perhaps it is said, because, when the Jews were struck silent after the Lord's Passion, the living stones, as Peter calls them, (1 Pet. 2:5.) were about to cry out.

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

If these should hold their peace, the stones, which lie before you, would cry out - That is, God would raise up some still more unlikely instruments to declare his praise.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

This was, in effect, literally fulfilled, when, upon men's reviling Christ upon the cross, instead of praising him, and his own disciples' sinking into a profound silence, the earth did quake and the rocks rent.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

If these should hold their peace, the stones would - cry out - Of such importance is my present conduct to you and to others, being expressly predicted by one of your own prophets, Zec 9:9, as pointing out the triumph of humility over pride, and of meekness over rage and malice, as signifying the salvation which I bring to the lost souls of men, that, if this multitude were silent, God would give even to the stones a voice, that the advent of the Messiah might be duly celebrated.

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

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

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
ἀποκριθεὶς	apokritheis	answering	G611 →
εἶπεν	eipen	He said	G2036 →
λέγω	legō	I say	G3004 →
ὑμῖν	humin	to you	G4771 →
ἐὰν	ean	if	G1437 →
οὗτοι	houtoi	these	G3778 →
σιωπήσουσιν,	siōpēsousin	will be silent,	G4623 →
οἱ	hoi	the	G3588 →
λίθοι	lithoi	stones	G3037 →
κράξουσιν.¶	kraxousin	will cry out.	G2896 →

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 55:12
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.
leads to
- Galatians 5:22
  But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
- Romans 15:13
  Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
- Isaiah 44:23
  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…
- Psalms 105:43
  He brought forth His people with rejoicing, His chosen with shouts of joy.
- Psalms 96:11–13
  Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice; let the sea resound, and all that fills it.
Through
Matthew 3:9
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.
leads to
- Luke 3:8
  Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up…
- Romans 9:7–8
  Nor because they are Abraham’s descendants are they all his children. On the contrary, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.”
- Galatians 3:27–29
  For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.