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Luke 19:40-42
New Catholic Bible
Luke 19:40-42
New Catholic Bible
40 He answered, “I tell you, if they keep silent, the stones will cry out.”
41 The Lament over Jerusalem.[a] As Jesus drew near and beheld the city, he wept over it, 42 saying, “If only you had recognized on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your sight.
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- Luke 19:41 Luke alone records the incident of Jesus weeping over Jerusalem—here and in Lk 13:34, although Mt 23:21 does show Jesus grieving over it. The method mentioned by which Israel’s enemies will conquer and level Jerusalem is precisely the one used by the Romans in A.D. 70.
