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  • Luke 13:34
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
    • 34 Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the killer of the prophets and stoner of those sent to her+—how often I wanted to gather your children together the way a hen gathers her brood of chicks under her wings! But you did not want it.+

  • Luke 13:34
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
    • 34 Ἰερουσαλήμ Jerusalem Ἰερουσαλήμ, Jerusalem, ἡ the (one) ἀποκτείνουσα killing τοὺς the προφήτας prophets καὶ and λιθοβολοῦσα stoning τοὺς the (ones) ἀπεσταλμένους having been sent forth πρὸς toward αὐτήν,— her,— ποσάκις how often ἠθέλησα I wanted ἐπισυνάξαι to lead together upon τὰ the τέκνα children σου of you ὃν which τρόπον manner ὄρνις hen τὴν the ἑαυτῆς of herself νοσσιὰν brood ὑπὸ under τὰς the πτέρυγας, wings, καὶ and οὐκ not ἠθελήσατε. YOU [people] wanted!

  • Luke 13:34
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
    • 34 Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the killer+ of the prophets and stoner+ of those sent forth to her—how often I wanted to gather your children together in the manner that a hen gathers her brood of chicks under her wings,+ but YOU people did not want [it]!+

  • Luke 13:34
    The Bible in Living English
    • 34 Jerusalem, Jerusalem, killer of the prophets and stoner of those that are sent to her—how many times I have wished to gather her children as a bird gathers her brood under her wings, and you would not!

  • Luke 13:34
    American Standard Version
    • 34 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 own brood under her wings, and ye would not!

  • Luke 13:34
    The Emphasized Bible
    • 34 Jerusalem! Jerusalem! she that slayeth the prophets and stoneth them that are sent unto her! How often have I desired to gather together thy children, like as a hen her own brood under her wings,—and ye did not desire!

  • Luke 13:34
    King James Version
    • 34 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not!

  • Luke
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1986-2025
    • 13:34 gt chapter 82; w88 12/1 9

  • Luke
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1930-1985
    • 13:34 nh 116

  • Luke
    Research Guide for Jehovah’s Witnesses—2019 Edition
    • 13:34

      The Watchtower,

      12/1/1988, p. 9

  • Luke Study Notes—Chapter 13
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
    • 13:34

      Jerusalem, Jerusalem: According to Mt 23:37, Jesus made a very similar statement in Jerusalem on Nisan 11 during the last week of his earthly ministry. Here, however, reference is made to an earlier occasion when Jesus was in Perea.​—See App. A7.

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