Luke 19:40

King James Version (KJV)

And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.

Translations

Luke 19:40 - Amplified Bible

He replied, I tell you that if these keep silent, the very stones will cry out.

Luke 19:40 - American Standard Version

And he answered and said, I tell you that, if these shall hold their peace, the stones will cry out.

Luke 19:40 - 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.

Luke 19:40 - Darby Bible

And he answering said to them, I say unto you, If these shall be silent, the stones will cry out.

Luke 19:40 - English Standard Version

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

Luke 19:40 - 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.

Luke 19:40 - La Biblia de las Americas

Respondiendo El, dijo: Os digo que si éstos callan, las piedras clamarán.

Luke 19:40 - The Message

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

Luke 19:40 - New American Standard Bible

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

Luke 19:40 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Pero El respondiò: "Les digo que si éstos se callan, las piedras clamarán."

Luke 19:40 - World English Bible

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

Luke 19:40 - Young's Living Translation

and he answering said to them, `I say to you, that, if these shall be silent, the stones will cry out!`

Luke 19:40 - Additional Comments

All of heaven and the universe praise Him. If only the Pharisees could have seen that. Even if we fail to praise Him, He is still being praised. Yet, this shows how critical it is that we praise Him, for that is our place (to praise) and His place (to be praised). This is the most important part of prayer.
Maybe the Pharisees expected Jesus, in His humility, to not accept praise. Humility is not being low, but have a true and proper view of self. If we are humble, we will esteem others as more important than ourselves, but we also won't have a poor view or ourselves, since God has a high view of each of us. Jesus was perfectly humble, yet He still accepted praise, since He was worthy of praise, and was the King. He was not being prideful, since accepting His role as King did not put others down; and, he was being accurate.

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