A moment in scripture
Luke 19:40
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And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.
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The surrounding passage
- Luke 19:38
Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.
- Luke 19:39
And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude said unto him, Master, rebuke thy disciples.
- Luke 19:41
And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,
- Luke 19:42
Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.