Luke 19:37
whole multitude, etc.—The language here is very grand, intended to express a burst of admiration far wider and deeper than ever had been witnessed before.
35 Then they brought him to Jesus. aAnd they threw their own clothes on the colt, and they set Jesus on him.
36 And as He went, many spread their clothes on the road.
37 Then, as He was now drawing near the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to arejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works they had seen,
38 saying:
a“ ‘Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord!’
bPeace in heaven and glory in the highest!”
a“ ‘Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord!’
bPeace in heaven and glory in the highest!”
39 And some of the Pharisees called to Him from the crowd, “Teacher, rebuke Your disciples.”
40 But He answered and said to them, “I tell you that if these should keep silent, athe stones would immediately cry out.”
Jesus Weeps over Jerusalem
41 Now as He drew near, He saw the city and awept over it,
42 saying, “If you had known, even you, especially in this ayour day, the things that bmake for your cpeace! But now they are hidden from your eyes.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
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Luke 19:29-38
CHRIST'S TRIUMPHANT ENTRY INTO JERUSALEM AND TEARS OVER IT. (Luke 19:28-44)
Bethphage—"house of figs," a village which with Bethany lay along the further side of Mount Olivet, east of Jerusalem.
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