Matthew Chapter 23 verse 38 Holy Bible

ASV Matthew 23:38

Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.
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BBE Matthew 23:38

See, your house is made waste.
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DARBY Matthew 23:38

Behold, your house is left unto you desolate;
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KJV Matthew 23:38

Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.
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WBT Matthew 23:38


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WEB Matthew 23:38

Behold, your house is left to you desolate.
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YLT Matthew 23:38

Lo, left desolate to you is your house;
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 38. - Your house. The temple or Jerusalem, no longer God's habitation. This betokens not only Christ's solemn departure from the sacred precincts; but the withdrawal of God's Spirit from the Jewish Church and nation. Unto you. Henceforward ye shall have it all to yourselves; my Father and I forsake it; we give it up altogether to you. Desolate. The word is omitted by some few uncials, but retained by א, C, D, etc., most cursives, the Vulgate, etc. The protecting wing is withdrawn, the Divine presence removed, and the house is indeed deserted (ἔρημος); (comp. Psalm 59:25; Jeremiah 12:7).

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(38) Your house.--The word "desolate" is omitted in some of the best MSS. The words "your house" may refer either generally to the whole polity of Israel, or more specifically to the "house" in which they gloried, the Temple, which was the joy of their hearts. It had been the house of God, but He, as represented by His Son, was now leaving it for ever. It was their house now, not His. We must remember that the words were spoken as our Lord was "departing from the Temple" (Matthew 24:1), never to reappear there.