Jesus Will Die in Jerusalem^(A)

³¹ At that ·time [or very hour] some Pharisees came to Jesus and said, “Go away from here! Herod [^CAntipas; see 3:1] wants to kill you!”

³² Jesus said to them, “Go tell that fox Herod, ‘[^LLook; ^TBehold] Today and tomorrow I am ·forcing [driving; casting] demons out and healing people. Then, on the third day, I will ·reach my goal [accomplish my purpose; finish my work; ^Lfinish].’ ³³ Yet I must be on my way today and tomorrow and the next day. Surely it ·cannot be right [is impossible; is unthinkable] for a prophet to be killed anywhere except in Jerusalem.

³⁴ “Jerusalem, Jerusalem! You kill the prophets and stone to death those who are sent to you. ·Many times [How often] I wanted to gather your ·people [^Lchildren] as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you would not let me [Matt. 23:37–39]. ³⁵ ·Now [^LLook!; ^TBehold!] your house is ·left completely empty [left desolate; abandoned; Jer. 22:5]. I tell you, you will not see me until that time when you will say, ‘·God bless [^LBlessed is] the One who comes in the name of the Lord [Ps. 118:26].’”

Jesus Grieves for Jerusalem^(A)

³⁷ “Jerusalem, Jerusalem! You kill the prophets and stone to death those who are sent to you. ·Many times [How often] I wanted to gather your ·people [^Lchildren] as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you ·did not let me [refused]. ³⁸ ·Now [^LLook; ^TBehold] your house ·will be [^Lis] left ·completely empty [abandoned; deserted; desolate; Jer. 22:5]. ³⁹ [^LFor] I tell you, you will not see me again until that time when you will say, ‘·God bless [^LBlessed is] the One who comes in the name of the Lord [Ps. 118:26].’”