Parallel Verses
World English Bible
He answered them, "I tell you that if these were silent, the stones would cry out."
New American Standard Bible
But Jesus answered,
King James Version
And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.
Holman Bible
He answered,
International Standard Version
He replied, "I tell you, if they were quiet, the stones would cry out!"
A Conservative Version
And having answered, he said to them, I tell you that if these were silent, the stones would cry out.
American Standard Version
And he answered and said, I tell you that, if these shall hold their peace, the stones will cry out.
Amplified
Jesus replied,
An Understandable Version
But He answered them, "I tell you, if these people remain quiet [about me], [then] the stones will shout [about it]."
Anderson New Testament
And he answered, and said to them: I say to you, that if these had been silent, the stones would have cried out.
Bible in Basic English
And he said in answer, I say to you, if these men keep quiet, the very stones will be crying out.
Common New Testament
He answered, "I tell you, if these keep silent, the stones would cry out."
Daniel Mace New Testament
but he answer'd them, if they should be silent, the stones would exclaim.
Darby Translation
And he answering said to them, I say unto you, If these shall be silent, the stones will cry out.
Godbey New Testament
and He responding said to them, I say unto you, that if these may keep silent, the rocks will cry out.
Goodspeed New Testament
And he answered, "I tell you, if they keep silence, the stones will cry out!"
John Wesley New Testament
And he answering said to them, I tell you, that if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.
Julia Smith Translation
And having answered, he said to them, I say to you that if these should be silent, the stones shall cry out.
King James 2000
And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And he answered [and] said, "I tell you that if these keep silent, the stones will cry out!"
Modern King James verseion
And He answered and said to them, I tell you that if these should be silent, the stones would cry out.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
He answered, and said unto them, "I tell you, if these should hold their peace, the stones would cry."
Moffatt New Testament
But he replied, "I tell you, if they were to keep quiet, the very stones would shout."
Montgomery New Testament
"I tell you," he answered, "that if these should hold their peace, the very stones would cry out."
NET Bible
He answered, "I tell you, if they keep silent, the very stones will cry out!"
New Heart English Bible
He answered them, "I tell you that if these were silent, the stones would cry out."
Noyes New Testament
And he answering said, I tell you, that if these are silent, the stones will cry out.
Sawyer New Testament
And he answered and said to them, I tell you that if these should be silent the stones would cry out.
The Emphasized Bible
And he answered and said - I tell you - If, these, shall hold their peace, the stones, will cry out.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And he replying said to them. I tell you that, should these be silent, the very stones would cry out.
Twentieth Century New Testament
But Jesus answered: "I tell you that if these men are silent, the very stones will call out."
Webster
And he answered and said to them, I tell you, that if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.
Weymouth New Testament
"I tell you," He replied, "that if *they* became silent, the very stones would cry out."
Williams New Testament
But He answered, "I tell you, if they keep silent, the stones will cry out!"
Worrell New Testament
And, answering, He said, "I tell you that, if these shall be silent, the stones will cry out!"
Worsley New Testament
And He answered them, I tell you, that if these were silent, the very stones would cry out.
Youngs Literal Translation
and he answering said to them, 'I say to you, that, if these shall be silent, the stones will cry out!'
Interlinear
Houtos
References
Watsons
Word Count of 37 Translations in Luke 19:40
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Triumphal Entry
39 Some of the Pharisees from the multitude said to him, "Teacher, rebuke your disciples!" 40 He answered them, "I tell you that if these were silent, the stones would cry out." 41 When he drew near, he saw the city and wept over it,
Phrases
Cross References
Habakkuk 2:11
For the stone will cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the woodwork will answer it.
Psalm 96:11
Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice. Let the sea roar, and its fullness!
Psalm 98:7-9
Let the sea roar with its fullness; the world, and those who dwell therein.
Psalm 114:1-8
When Israel went forth out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of foreign language;
Isaiah 55:12
For you 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 fields shall clap their hands.
Matthew 21:15-16
But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children who were crying in the temple and saying, "Hosanna to the son of David!" they were indignant,
Matthew 3:9
Don't think to yourselves, 'We have Abraham for our father,' for I tell you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.
Matthew 27:45
Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour.
Matthew 27:51-54
Behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom. The earth quaked and the rocks were split.
2 Peter 2:6
and turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah into ashes, condemned them to destruction, having made them an example to those who would live ungodly;