Luke 19:39-41
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
39 Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples.”[a] 40 He said in reply, “I tell you, if they keep silent, the stones will cry out!”
The Lament for Jerusalem.[b] 41 (A)As he drew near, he saw the city and wept over it,(B)
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- 19:39 Rebuke your disciples: this command, found only in Luke, was given so that the Roman authorities would not interpret the acclamation of Jesus as king as an uprising against them; cf. Lk 23:2–3.
- 19:41–44 The lament for Jerusalem is found only in Luke. By not accepting Jesus (the one who mediates peace), Jerusalem will not find peace but will become the victim of devastation.
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