Luke 19:42

An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

saying, “If [only] you people realized today those things which [could] lead [you] to peace! But now they are [being] hidden from your sight.

Cross References

Luke 19:41

And when Jesus got close and saw the city [of Jerusalem], He cried over it,

Luke 19:43

For the days will come upon you when your enemies will build a dirt wall around you, surrounding you, and hemming you in on every side.

Luke 19:44

They will throw you and your children, [who are] within your walls, to the ground and they will not allow one stone to remain on top of another in your city because you did not recognize that [God was] visiting you.” [Note: This “visitation” refers either to the redemption which they had rejected or to the punishment of the siege and destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70].

Acts 10:36

He sent His message [first] to the Israelites; [it involved] preaching the good news through Jesus Christ (who is Lord of all).

Acts 13:46

But Paul and Barnabas [continued to] speak out boldly, saying, “It was necessary that the message of God be delivered to you [Jews] first. But since you have rejected it and [thereby] consider yourselves to be unworthy of [receiving] never ending life, we [i.e., Paul and Barnabas] will now begin proclaiming it to the [unconverted] Gentiles.

Hebrews 3:13

But [instead], encourage one another each day, as long as it is [still] called “Today,” so that none of you becomes stubborn [as a result] of the deceitfulness of sin.

Hebrews 3:15

As it has been said [Psa. 95:7], “Today, if you hear His [i.e., God’s] voice, do not have a stubborn heart like you did when you provoked [God].”

Hebrews 3:7

So, even as the Holy Spirit said [Psa. 95:7-11], “Today, if you hear His [i.e., God’s] voice,