31 At that very time some Pharisees approached, saying to Him, “Go away and leave this place, because (A)Herod wants to kill You.” 32 And He said to them, “Go and tell that [a]fox, ‘Behold, I am casting out demons and performing healings today and tomorrow, and on the third day I [b](B)reach My goal.’ 33 Nevertheless (C)I must go on My journey today and tomorrow and the next day; for it cannot be that a (D)prophet would perish outside Jerusalem. 34 (E)Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who have been sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, (F)just as a hen gathers her [c]young under her wings, and you were unwilling! 35 Behold, your house is left to you desolate; and I say to you, you will not see Me until you say, ‘(G)Blessed is the One who comes in the name of the Lord!’”

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  1. Luke 13:32 I.e., crafty, devious person
  2. Luke 13:32 Or am perfected
  3. Luke 13:34 Lit brood

The Lament over Jerusalem

31 At that same hour some Pharisees came up and[a] said to him, “Go out and depart from here, because Herod wants to kill you!” 32 And he said to them, “Go and[b] tell that fox, ‘Behold, I am expelling demons and performing healings today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will complete my work.’[c] 33 Nevertheless, it is necessary for me to be on the way today and tomorrow and on the next day, because it is not possible for a prophet to perish outside Jerusalem.

34 “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How many times I wanted to gather your children together the way[d] a hen gathers[e] her own brood under her[f] wings, and you were not willing! 35 Behold, your house has been left to you! And I tell you, you will never see me until the time[g] will come when you say, ‘Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!’”[h]

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 13:31 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“came up”) has been translated as a finite verb
  2. Luke 13:32 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“go”) has been translated as a finite verb
  3. Luke 13:32 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  4. Luke 13:34 Literally “in the manner in which”
  5. Luke 13:34 Here the term “gathers” is not in the Greek text but is implied
  6. Luke 13:34 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
  7. Luke 13:35 The words “the time” are not in the Greek text but are implied
  8. Luke 13:35 A quotation from Ps 118:26