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Luke 19:37

King James Version (KJV)

And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen;

Translations

Luke 19:37 - Amplified Bible

As He was approaching [the city], at the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of the disciples began to rejoice and to praise God [extolling Him exultantly and] loudly for all the mighty miracles {and} works of power that they had witnessed,

Luke 19:37 - American Standard Version

And as he was now drawing nigh, even at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works which they had seen;

Luke 19:37 - Bible in Basic English

And when he came near the foot of the Mountain of Olives, all the disciples with loud voices gave praise to God with joy, because of all the great works which they had seen;

Luke 19:37 - Darby Bible

And as he drew near, already at the descent of the mount of Olives, all the multitude of the disciples began, rejoicing, to praise God with a loud voice for all the works of power which they had seen,

Luke 19:37 - English Standard Version

As he was drawing near–already on the way down the Mount of Olives–the whole multitude of his disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen,

Luke 19:37 - King James Version

And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen;

Luke 19:37 - La Biblia de las Americas

Cuando ya se acercaba, junto a la bajada del monte de los Olivos, toda la multitud de los discìpulos, regocijándose, comenzò a alabar a Dios a gran voz por todas las maravillas que habìan visto,

Luke 19:37 - The Message

Right at the crest, where Mount Olives begins its descent, the whole crowd of disciples burst into enthusiastic praise over all the mighty works they had witnessed:

   Blessed is he who comes,
      the king in God’s name!
   All’s well in heaven!
      Glory in the high places!

Luke 19:37 - New American Standard Bible

As soon as He was approaching, near the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of the disciples began to praise God joyfully with a loud voice for all the miracles which they had seen,

Luke 19:37 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Cuando ya se acercaba, junto a la bajada del Monte de los Olivos, toda la multitud de los discìpulos, regocijándose, comenzò a alabar a Dios a gran voz por todas las maravillas que habìan visto,

Luke 19:37 - World English Bible

As he was now getting near, at the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works which they had seen,

Luke 19:37 - Young's Living Translation

and as he is coming nigh now, at the descent of the mount of the Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began rejoicing to praise God with a great voice for all the mighty works they had seen,

Luke 19:37 - Additional Comments

This was not just the 12 disciples, but the hundreds who had been following Jesus.
They praised God for all the mighty works they had seen - all the miracles Christ had wrought, especially the raising of Lazarus, which is particularly mentioned in the parallel passage in John 12:17-18.
Jesus triumphal entry was to go to Jerusalem not to be respected, but to be rejected.

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