Luke 13:35

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

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Jesus addresses Jerusalem after warning that He would not be seen again until they acknowledged His coming (Luke 13:34). He pronounces the abandonment of their house while establishing a future condition for His visible return.

The words — οἶκος (oikos) translates to "house" and ἔρημος (erēmos) to "desolate," directly rendering the declaration that their house is left empty. The phrase οἶκος ὑμῶν ἔρημος functions as a concrete statement of divine abandonment rather than a metaphor for general unbelief.

The thread — The quotation “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord” appears in Psalm 118:26 and is recorded in Matthew 21:9 and Mark 11:9 during the triumphal entry. It ties Jerusalem’s future confession to the established liturgical and historical recognition of the Messiah.

Why it lands — The text states that recognition of Christ is conditional on vocal confession and that judgment precedes restoration. It requires the reader to stop resisting divine authority and openly affirm His lordship before expecting further encounter.

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The Greek words

King James 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.

Cross-references

Psalms 118:26 Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD. From the house of the LORD we bless you.
Mark 11:9 The ones who went ahead and those who followed were shouting: “Hosanna!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!”
Matthew 21:9 The crowds that went ahead of Him and those that followed were shouting: “Hosanna to the Son of David!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Hosanna in the highest!”
John 12:13 They took palm branches and went out to meet Him, shouting: “Hosanna!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Blessed is the King of Israel!”
Isaiah 52:7 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!”
Hosea 3:4 For the Israelites must live many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred pillar, and without ephod or idol.
John 12:35 Then Jesus told them, “For a little while longer, the Light will be among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.
John 14:19 In a little while the world will see Me no more, but you will see Me. Because I live, you also will live.
Isaiah 1:7 Your land is desolate; your cities are burned with fire. Foreigners devour your fields before you—a desolation demolished by strangers.
Daniel 9:26 Then after the sixty-two weeks the Messiah will be cut off and will have nothing. Then the people of the prince who is to come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood, and until the end there will be war; desolations have been decreed.