Luke 19:40

NETBible

He answered, 1  “I tell you, if they 2  keep silent, the very stones 3  will cry out!”

NIV ©

"I tell you," he replied, "if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out."

NASB ©

But Jesus answered, "I tell you, if these become silent, the stones will cry out!"

NLT ©

He replied, "If they kept quiet, the stones along the road would burst into cheers!"

MSG ©

But he said, "If they kept quiet, the stones would do it for them, shouting praise."

BBE ©

And he said in answer, I say to you, if these men keep quiet, the very stones will be crying out.

NRSV ©

He answered, "I tell you, if these were silent, the stones would shout out."

NKJV ©

But He answered and said to them, "I tell you that if these should keep silent, the stones would immediately cry out."

KJV
And
<2532>
he answered
<611> (5679)
and said
<2036> (5627)
unto them
<846>_,
I tell
<3004> (5719)
you
<5213>
that
<3754>_,
if
<1437>
these
<3778>
should hold their peace
<4623> (5661)_,
the stones
<3037>
would immediately cry out
<2896> (5688)_.
NASB ©
But Jesus answered
<611>
,
"I tell
<3004>
you, if
<1437>
these
<3778>
become
<4623>
silent
<4623>
, the stones
<3037>
will cry
<2896>
out!"
NET [draft] ITL
He
<2532>
answered
<611>

<2036>
, “I tell
<3004>
you
<5213>
, if
<1437>
they
<3778>
keep silent
<4623>
, the very stones
<3037>
will cry out
<2896>
!”
GREEK
kai
<2532>
CONJ
apokriyeiv
<611> (5679)
V-AOP-NSM
eipen
<2036> (5627)
V-2AAI-3S
legw
<3004> (5719)
V-PAI-1S
umin
<5213>
P-2DP
ean
<1437>
COND
outoi
<3778>
D-NPM
siwphsousin
<4623> (5692)
V-FAI-3P
oi
<3588>
T-NPM
liyoi
<3037>
N-NPM
kraxousin
<2896> (5692)
V-FAI-3P
NETBible

He answered, 1  “I tell you, if they 2  keep silent, the very stones 3  will cry out!”

NET Notes

1 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.

2 tn Grk “these.”

3 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.