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Luke 19:38-40
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Luke 19:38-40
New English Translation
38 “Blessed is the king[a] who comes in the name of the Lord![b] Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!” 39 But[c] some of the Pharisees[d] in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples.”[e] 40 He answered,[f] “I tell you, if they[g] keep silent, the very stones[h] will cry out!”
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- Luke 19:38 sn Luke adds the title king to the citation from Ps 118:26 to make clear who was meant (see Luke 18:38). The psalm was used in looking for the deliverance of the end, thus leading to the Pharisees’ reaction.
- Luke 19:38 sn A quotation from Ps 118:26.
- Luke 19:39 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context. Not all present are willing to join in the acclamation.
- Luke 19:39 sn See the note on Pharisees in 5:17.
- Luke 19:39 sn Teacher, rebuke your disciples. The Pharisees were complaining that the claims were too great.
- Luke 19:40 tn Grk “and answering, he said.” This has been simplified in the translation to “He answered.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
- Luke 19:40 tn Grk “these.”
- Luke 19:40 sn This statement amounts to a rebuke. The idiom of creation speaking means that even creation knows what is taking place, yet the Pharisees miss it. On this idiom, see Gen 4:10 and Hab 2:11.
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