⁴¹^rAnd when he drew near and saw the city, ^she wept over it, ⁴²saying, ^t“Would that you, even you, had known on this day the things that make for peace! But now ^uthey are hidden from your eyes. ⁴³For ^vthe days will come upon you, when your enemies ^wwill set up a barricade around you and ^xsurround you and hem you in on every side ⁴⁴^yand tear you down to the ground, you and your children within you. And ^zthey will not leave one stone upon another in you, because you did not know ^athe time of your ^bvisitation.”

Jesus Cleanses the Temple

⁴⁵^cAnd he entered the temple and began to drive out those who sold,

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Cross references

rFor ver. 41–44, [ch. 13:34, 35; 23:28–31]
s[John 11:35; Heb. 5:7]
t[Deut. 32:29]
u[John 12:40]
vSee ch. 17:22
w Isa. 29:3; 37:33; Jer. 6:6; Ezek. 4:2; 26:8
xch. 21:20
y[Ps. 137:9; Hos. 13:16; Nah. 3:10]
zch. 21:6
a[Dan. 9:24]
b 1 Pet. 2:12
cFor ver. 45–47, see Matt. 21:12–16; Mark 11:15–18; [John 2:14–16]

In other versions

NIVNew International Version (2011)

As he approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it and said, “If you, even you, had only known on this day what would bring you peace—but now it is hidden from your eyes. The days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment against you and encircle you and hem you in on every side. They will dash you to the ground, you and the children within your walls. They will not leave one stone on another, because you did not recognize the time of God’s coming to you.”

When Jesus entered the temple courts, he began to drive out those who were selling.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

As he approached and saw the city, he wept for it, saying, “If you knew this day what would bring peace—but now it is hidden from your eyes. For the days will come on you when your enemies will build a barricade around you, surround you, and hem you in on every side. They will crush you and your children among you to the ground, and they will not leave one stone on another in your midst, because you did not recognize the time when God visited you.”

He went into the temple and began to throw out those who were selling,

NLTNew Living Translation

But as he came closer to Jerusalem and saw the city ahead, he began to weep. “How I wish today that you of all people would understand the way to peace. But now it is too late, and peace is hidden from your eyes. Before long your enemies will build ramparts against your walls and encircle you and close in on you from every side. They will crush you into the ground, and your children with you. Your enemies will not leave a single stone in place, because you did not recognize it when God visited you.”

Then Jesus entered the Temple and began to drive out the people selling animals for sacrifices.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And when he approached and saw the city, he wept over it, saying, “If you had known on this day—even you—the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes. For days will come upon you and your enemies will put up an embankment against you, and will surround you and press you hard from all directions. And they will raze you to the ground, you and your children within you, and will not leave a stone upon a stone within you, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation.”

And he entered into the temple courts and began to drive out those who were selling,

KJV 1900King James Version

And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it, 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. For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side, And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.

And he went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold therein, and them that bought;

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