# Matthew 23.38

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**Book:** [Matthew](/codex/matthew-the-apostle/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 36. <span class="rl-speech">Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.</span> 37. <span class="rl-speech">O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killeth the prophets, and stoneth them that are sent unto her! how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!</span>
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> **38. <span class="rl-speech">Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.</span>**
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> 39. <span class="rl-speech">For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.</span> (Matthew 23:36-39, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 36. <span class="rl-speech">Most certainly I tell you, all these things will come upon this generation.</span> 37. <span class="rl-speech">“Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets, and stones those who are sent to her! How often I would have gathered your children together, even as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you would not!</span>
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> **38. <span class="rl-speech">Behold, your house is left to you desolate.</span>**
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> 39. <span class="rl-speech">For I tell you, you will not see me from now on, until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!’”</span> (Matthew 23:36-39, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 36. <span class="rl-speech">Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.</span> 37. <span class="rl-speech">O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!</span>
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> **38. <span class="rl-speech">Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.</span>**
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> 39. <span class="rl-speech">For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.</span> (Matthew 23:36-39, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 36. <span class="rl-speech">verily I say to you, all these things shall come upon this generation.</span> 37. <span class="rl-speech">'Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that art killing the prophets, and stoning those sent unto thee, how often did I will to gather thy children together, as a hen doth gather her own chickens under the wings, and ye did not will.</span>
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> **38. <span class="rl-speech">Lo, left desolate to you is your house;</span>**
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> 39. <span class="rl-speech">for I say to you, ye may not see me henceforth, till ye may say, Blessed [is] he who is coming in the name of the Lord.'</span> (Matthew 23:36-39, YLT)

## Setting

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Failed Second Coming Prophecy Objection Defeater](/codex/failed-second-coming-prophecy-objection-defeater/)

**Concepts:**

- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Matthew 23](/codex/matthew-23/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.