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!” ³⁹But^[c] some of the Pharisees^[d] in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples.”^[e] ⁴⁰He 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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