Luke 19:40
And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.
KJV
καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν· λέγω ὑμῖν, ὅτι ἐὰν οὗτοι σιωπήσουσιν, οἱ λίθοι κράξουσιν.
Greek NT
Quibus ipse ait : Dico vobis, quia si hi tacuerint, lapides clamabunt.
Vulgate
And he answered and said, I tell you that, if these shall hold their peace, the stones will cry out.
ASV
To whom he said: I say to you that if these shall hold their peace, the stones will cry out.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
11 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
κράζω
krazo
verb · 55×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
λίθος
lithos
noun · 60×
οὗτος
outos
demonstrative · 1380×
σιωπάω
siopao
verb · 10×
ἀποκρίνομαι
apokrinomai
verb · 233×
ἐάν
ean
conditional · 333×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὅτι
oti
conjunction · 1299×
ὑμεῖς
umeis
pronoun · 1828×
Textual variants
4 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
notable
SBLGNT: εἶπεν | WH/NIV: εἶπεν | Treg/RP: + αὐτοῖς
- εἶπεν — SBLGNT
- εἶπεν — Westcott-Hort, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- + αὐτοῖς — Tregelles, Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
trivial
SBLGNT: ὅτι | Treg/RP: ὅτι
- ὅτι — SBLGNT
- ὅτι — Tregelles, Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: σιωπήσουσιν | WH/Treg/NIV: σιωπήσουσιν | RP: σιωπήσωσιν
- σιωπήσουσιν — SBLGNT
- σιωπήσουσιν — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- σιωπήσωσιν — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: κράξουσιν | WH/Treg/NIV: κράξουσιν | RP: κεκράξονται
- κράξουσιν — SBLGNT
- κράξουσιν — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- κεκράξονται — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
Historic Christian voices
5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
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Cross-references
- Deut 31:28 — Gather unto me all the elders of your tribes, and your officers, that I may speak these words in their ears, and call heaven and earth to record against them.
- Eccl 10:20 — Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.
- Hab 2:11 — For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it.
- Hab 2:11 — For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it.
- Isa 55:12 — For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
- Josh 24:27 — And Joshua said unto all the people, Behold, this stone shall be a witness unto us; for it hath heard all the words of the LORD which he spake unto us: it shall be therefore a witness unto you, lest y
- Luke 3:8 — Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, That God is able of these stones to raise up children unto
- Matt 3:9 — And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
- Matt 3:9 — And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
- Matt 21:15 — And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the son of David; they were sore displeased,
- Matt 27:51 — And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;
- Mic 6:1 — Hear ye now what the LORD saith; Arise, contend thou before the mountains, and let the hills hear thy voice.
- Ps 30:12 — To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.
- Ps 96:11 — Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof.
- Ps 98:7 — Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.
- Ps 114:1 — When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language;