Bible Strands
Luke 19:37
And as He approached the descent from the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of disciples began to praise God joyfully in a loud voice for all the miracles they had seen:
Berean Standard Bible
Follow its threads on the canvas →
Study note
Setting — Jesus approaches the descent from the Mount of Olives while a large group of disciples publicly praises God. The moment occurs during His final approach to Jerusalem, immediately following the laying of cloaks on the road.
The words — The Greek participle Ἐγγὸντος (Engizontos) literally means "drawing near," paired with ἤδη (ēdē) "already" to mark precise timing. The noun καταβήσει (kabasei) denotes the specific "descent" from the Mount of Olives.
The thread — The crowd's vocal praise parallels the temple foundation ceremony in Ezra 3:10 and the Jerusalem approaches recorded in John 12:12 and Matthew 21:1. Each passage documents a large gathering moving toward a sacred destination.
Why it lands — The text commands recognition of Jesus' actions as the direct cause of the disciples' loud praise. A reader must acknowledge that the observed miracles, not abstract theology, trigger the public declaration.
Drafted by a language model from the text, its original words and its cross-references, then checked against them. It can still be wrong: open the verse in the app to report it.
The Greek words
King James Version
And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen;
Cross-references
- Ezra 3:10 When the builders had laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites (the sons of Asaph) with cymbals, took their positions to praise the LORD, as David king of Israel had prescribed.
- John 12:12 The next day the great crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem.
- Matthew 21:1 As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent out two disciples,
- Exodus 15:1 Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the LORD: “I will sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted. The horse and rider He has thrown into the sea.
- Judges 5:1 On that day Deborah and Barak son of Abinoam sang this song:
- 2 Samuel 6:2 And he and all his troops set out for Baale of Judah to bring up from there the ark of God, which is called by the Name—the name of the LORD of Hosts, who is enthroned between the cherubim that are on it.
- 1 Kings 8:55 And he stood and blessed the whole assembly of Israel in a loud voice, saying:
- 1 Chronicles 15:28 So all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the LORD with shouting, with the sounding of rams’ horns and trumpets, and with cymbals and the music of harps and lyres.
- 1 Chronicles 16:4 David appointed some of the Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD, to celebrate, to give thanks, and to praise the LORD, the God of Israel.
- 2 Chronicles 29:28 The whole assembly was worshiping, the singers were singing, and the trumpeters were playing. All this continued until the burnt offering was completed.