Luke 13:35

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Look, your house is left to you desolate. I tell you, you will not see me again until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.’

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἰδού, ἀφίεται ὑμῖν ὁ οἶκος ὑμῶν ἔρημος: ἀμὴν δὲ λέγω ὑμῖν, ὅτι Οὐ μή με ἴδητε ἕως ἄν ἥξῃ, ὅτε εἴπητε, Εὐλογημένος ὁ ἐρχόμενος ἐν ὀνόματι Κυρίου.

Transliteration

Idou, aphietai to you the oikos of you erēmos: amēn de legō to you, that Not not me idēte until an hēxē, when you eipēte, Eulogēmenos the one erchomenos in onomati Kyriou.

Grammar Details

• *Idou*: aorist imperative, middle - behold/look
• *aphietai*: present, passive, indicative, 3rd singular - is left/abandoned
• *oikos*: nominative, masculine, singular - house
• *erēmos*: nominative, masculine, singular - desolate/deserted
• *amēn*: Hebrew loan word - truly/verily
• *de*: postpositive conjunction - but/and/now
• *legō*: present, active, indicative, 1st singular - I say/tell
• *idēte*: aorist, subjunctive, active, 2nd plural - you might see
• *an*: modal particle with subjunctive - expressing contingency
• *hēxē*: aorist, subjunctive, active, 3rd singular - it might come
• *eipēte*: aorist, subjunctive, active, 2nd plural - you might say
• *Eulogēmenos*: perfect participle, passive, nominative, masculine, singular - having been blessed
• *erchomenos*: present participle, middle, nominative, masculine, singular - coming
• *onomati*: dative, neuter, singular - name
• *Kyriou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of Lord

Word Meanings

• *Idou*: behold/look/see
• *aphietai*: is left/abandoned/forsaken
• *oikos*: house/household/dwelling
• *erēmos*: desolate/deserted/abandoned
• *amēn*: truly/verily/certainly
• *idēte*: you might see/perceive
• *hēxē*: it might come/arrive
• *eipēte*: you might say/speak
• *Eulogēmenos*: having been blessed/praised
• *erchomenos*: coming/the one who comes
• *onomati*: name/authority

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Behold, your house is left unto you desolate: and verily I say unto you, Ye shall not see me, until the time come when ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Behold, your house is left to you desolate; and assuredly I say to you, You shall not see me until the time comes when you say, Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Behold, your house is left unto you desolate: and verily I say unto you, Ye shall not see me, until the time come when ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Behold,{G2400} your{G5216} house{G3624} is left{G863} unto you{G5213} [desolate]:{G2048} and{G1161} {G281} I say{G3004} unto you,{G3754} Ye shall{G1492} {G3361} not{G3756} see{G1492} me,{G3165} until{G2193} {G302} {G2240} {G3753} ye shall say,{G2036} Blessed{G2127} is he that{G3588} cometh{G2240} in{G1722} the name{G3686} of the Lord.{G2962}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Behold{G2400}{(G5628)}, your{G5216} house{G3624} is left{G863}{(G5743)} unto you{G5213} desolate{G2048}: and{G1161} verily{G281} I say{G3004}{(G5719)} unto you{G5213},{G3754} Ye shall{G1492} not{G3364} see{G1492}{(G5632)} me{G3165}, until{G2193}{G302} the time come{G2240}{(G5661)} when{G3753} ye shall say{G2036}{(G5632)}, Blessed{G2127}{(G5772)} is he that cometh{G2064}{(G5740)} in{G1722} the name{G3686} of the Lord{G2962}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Beholde youre habitacion shalbe left vnto you desolate. For I tell you ye shall not se me vntill the tyme come that ye shall saye blessed is he that commeth in the name of the Lorde.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Beholde, yor habitacion shal be left vnto you desolate. For I saye vnto you: ye shal not se me, tyll ye tyme come that ye shal saye: blessed be he, yt cometh in ye name of the LORDE.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Beholde, your house is left vnto you desolate: and verely I tell you, ye shall not see me vntill the time come that ye shall say, Blessed is he that commeth in the Name of the Lord.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Beholde, your house is left vnto you desolate. Ueryly I say to you, ye shall not see me, vntyll the tyme come that ye shall say, Blessed is he that commeth in the name of the Lorde.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ‹Behold, your house is left unto you desolate: and verily I say unto you, Ye shall not see me, until› [the time] ‹come when ye shall say, Blessed› [is] ‹he that cometh in the name of the Lord.›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Behold, your house is left to you desolate. I tell you, you will not see me, until you say, 'Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!'"

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `Lo, your house is being left to you desolate, and verily I say to you -- ye may not see me, till it may come, when ye may say, Blessed `is' he who is coming in the name of the Lord.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Behold, your house is left unto you `desolate': and I say unto you, Ye shall not see me, until ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Behold, your house is left unto you [desolate] : and I say unto you, Ye shall not see me, until ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Now see, your house is waste, and I say to you, You will not see me again till you say, A blessing on him who comes in the name of the Lord.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Behold, your house is left to you desolate. I tell you, you will not see me, until you say, 'Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!'"

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Look, your house is forsaken! And I tell you, you will not see me until you say,‘Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!’”

Referenced Verses

• Ps 118:26 : 26 Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. We bless you from the house of the Lord.
• Matt 21:9 : 9 The crowds who went ahead of him and those who followed were shouting, 'Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!'
• Mark 11:9-9 : 9 Those who went ahead and those who followed were shouting, 'Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!' 10 Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David! Hosanna in the highest heavens!
• Luke 19:38-40 : 38 They were saying, 'Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!' 39 Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him, 'Teacher, rebuke your disciples.' 40 He answered, 'I tell you, if they were silent, the stones would cry out.'
• Luke 21:5-6 : 5 Some people were speaking about the temple, how it was adorned with beautiful stones and offerings, and he said, 6 ‘As for these things you see, days are coming when not one stone will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.’
• Luke 21:24 : 24 They will fall by the edge of the sword and be taken as captives to all nations. Jerusalem will be trampled by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.
• John 7:34-36 : 34 You will look for Me, but you will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come.' 35 At this, the Jews said to one another, 'Where does this man intend to go that we will not be able to find Him? Does He plan to go to the dispersion among the Greeks and teach the Greeks? 36 What does He mean when He said, ‘You will look for Me, but you will not find Me,’ and ‘Where I am, you cannot come’?”
• John 8:22-24 : 22 So the Jews said, "Surely he won’t kill himself, will he, since he says, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come’? 23 He said to them, "You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world. 24 That is why I told you that you will die in your sins, for unless you believe that I am he, you will die in your sins."
• John 12:13 : 13 So they took palm branches and went out to meet Him, shouting, "Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord, the King of Israel!"
• John 12:35-36 : 35 Then Jesus said to them, "The light will be with you only a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, so that darkness does not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going. 36 While you have the light, believe in the light, so that you may become children of light." Jesus said this, then went away and was hidden from them.
• John 14:19-23 : 19 In a little while, the world will see me no longer, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live. 20 On that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you. 21 The one who has my commandments and keeps them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and will reveal myself to him. 22 Judas (not Iscariot) said to him, 'Lord, how is it that you are going to reveal yourself to us, and not to the world?' 23 Jesus answered, 'If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our dwelling with him.'
• Acts 6:13-14 : 13 They presented false witnesses who said, 'This man never stops speaking blasphemous words against this holy place and the law.' 14 For we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs Moses handed down to us.
• Rom 10:9-9 : 9 If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth one confesses unto salvation. 11 For the Scripture says, “Everyone who believes in Him will not be put to shame.” 12 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, abounding in riches to all who call on Him. 13 For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. 14 How then can they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how can they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching? 15 And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news of peace, who bring the good news of good things!”
• 2 Cor 3:15-18 : 15 But even to this day, whenever Moses is read, a veil lies over their hearts. 16 But whenever someone turns to the Lord, the veil is removed. 17 Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. 18 And we all, with unveiled faces, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory; this transformation comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
• Isa 1:7-8 : 7 Your land is desolate, your cities are burned with fire; in your presence, foreigners devour your fields. It is desolate, as if overthrown by strangers. 8 The daughter of Zion is left like a shelter in a vineyard, like a hut in a cucumber field, like a besieged city.
• Isa 5:5-6 : 5 Now let me tell you what I am about to do to my vineyard: I will remove its hedge, and it will be destroyed; I will break down its wall, and it will be trampled. 6 I will make it a wasteland; it will neither be pruned nor hoed, and briers and thorns will grow there. I will also command the clouds not to rain on it.
• Isa 40:9-9 : 9 You who bring good news to Zion, go up on a high mountain. You who bring good news to Jerusalem, lift up your voice with a shout, lift it up, do not be afraid; say to the towns of Judah, 'Here is your God!' 10 See, the Sovereign Lord comes with power, and his arm rules for him. See, his reward is with him, and his recompense accompanies him. 11 He tends his flock like a shepherd: He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart; he gently leads those that have young.
• Isa 52:7 : 7 How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, 'Your God reigns!'.
• Isa 64:10-11 : 10 Our holy and glorious house, where our ancestors praised you, has been burned with fire, and all that we treasured lies in ruins. 11 For these things, will you restrain yourself, LORD? Will you remain silent and afflict us so severely?
• Jer 22:5 : 5 But if you will not listen to these words, I swear by Myself—declares the LORD—that this palace will become a ruin.
• Dan 9:26-27 : 26 After the sixty-two weeks, the Anointed One will be cut off and have nothing. The people of the ruler who will come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood, and desolation has been decreed until the end of the war. 27 He will confirm a covenant with many for one week, but in the middle of the week, he will put an end to sacrifice and offering. And on the wing of abominations will come one who makes desolate, until the decreed destruction is poured out on the desolator.
• Hos 3:4-5 : 4 For the children of Israel will live many days without a king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred pillar, and without ephod or household idols. 5 Afterward the children of Israel will return and seek the Lord their God and David their king. They will come in awe to the Lord and to His goodness in the latter days.
• Mic 3:12 : 12 Therefore because of you, Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of ruins, and the mountain of the temple will become a high place overgrown with thickets.
• Zech 11:1-2 : 1 Open your gates, O Lebanon, so that fire may consume your cedars. 2 Wail, O cypress, for the cedar has fallen, because the majestic trees are destroyed! Wail, oaks of Bashan, for the dense forest has come down!
• Zech 12:10 : 10 And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and supplication. They will look on Me, the one they have pierced, and they will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son.
• Zech 14:2 : 2 For I will gather all the nations against Jerusalem for battle, and the city will be captured, the houses will be plundered, and the women violated. Half of the city will go into exile, but the rest of the people will not be cut off from the city.
• Lev 26:31-32 : 31 I will lay your cities in ruins, make your sanctuaries desolate, and I will no longer smell the pleasing aroma of your offerings. 32 I will bring the land to desolation so that even your enemies who live there will be appalled by it.
• Ps 69:25 : 25 Pour out your indignation on them, and let your fierce anger overtake them.