Luke 13:31-35

Modern English Version

The Lament Over Jerusalem^(A)

³¹ On the same day certain Pharisees came, saying to Him, “Get out and depart from here, for Herod wants to kill You.”

³² He said to them, “Go and tell that fox, ‘Look, I cast out demons. And I perform healings today and tomorrow, and on the third day I shall be perfected.’ ³³ Nevertheless I must travel today and tomorrow and the day following. For it cannot be that a prophet should perish outside Jerusalem.

³⁴ “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to you! How often would I have gathered your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were not willing! ³⁵ Look, your house is forsaken. Truly I say to you, you shall not see Me until the time comes when you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’^[a]”