Matthew 23:39 (WEB)
For I tell you, you will not see me from now on, until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!’”
Catechism · 1
“The glorious Messiah's coming is suspended at every moment of history until his recognition by "all Israel", for "a hardening has come upon part of Israel" in their "unbelief" toward Jesus.” — Catechism footnote: Rom I 1:20-26; cf. Mt 23:39.
Fathers and councils · 16
Cyril of Jerusalem
“And as at His first coming we said, Blessed is He that cometh in the Name of the Lord, so will we repeat the same at His second coming; that when with Angels we meet our Master, we may worship Him and say, Blessed is He that cometh in the Name of the Lord.” — editor's note: Matt. xxi. 9; xxiii. 39.
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Augustine of Hippo
“This is also a matter which requires some consideration,—namely, the question how it is said here, “Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is He that cometh in the name of the Lord,” when, according to this same Matthew, they had already expressed themselves to this effect.” — editor's note: Matt. xxiii. 39.
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John Chrysostom
““For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is He that cometh in the name of the Lord.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxiii. 39.
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Clement of Alexandria
“Wherefore He says, “Your house is left desolate; for I say unto you, Henceforth ye shall not see Me, till ye shall say, Blessed is He that cometh in the name of the Lord.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxiii. 37–39.
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Catena Aurea on Matthew
- John ChrysostomCatena Aurea on Matthew
The Lord next turns to address the city, desiring to instruct His bearers thereby. “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem:” this repetition of the name is a mark of compassion and intense love.
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By “Jerusalem” He means not the stones and buildings, but the dwellers there, over whom He laments with the feeling of a Father.
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Foreseeing the destruction of the city, and the blow it would receive from the Romans, He called to mind the blood of the saints which had been, and should yet be, shed in it. Thou killedst Esaias who was sent unto…
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Having thus addressed her, and spoken of her cruel murders, He said, as justifying Himself, “How often would I have gathered thy children together?” as much as to say, Notwithstanding, these thy murders have not…
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This species has the greatest affection for its brood, insomuch that when they are sick the mother sickens also; and what you will hardly find in any other animal, it will fight against the kite, protecting its young…
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He calls them children of Jerusalem, just as we call each generation of citizens the sons of the preceding generation. And He says, “How often,” though it is well known that once only did He teach the Jews in the…
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Let heretics then cease to assign to Christ a beginning from the Virgin; let them leave off to preach one God of the Law and another of the Prophets. Aug., Euch. 97:. Where is that omnipotence, by the which He did…
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Then He threatens the punishment of which they were ever in fear, to wit, the overthrow of the city and temple, saying, “Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.”
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As the body, when the spirit departs, first becomes cold, and then decays and decomposes; so also your temple, when God’s Spirit shall have withdrawn, shall be first filled with strife and anarchy, and after shall…
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In like manner to all such as would not be gathered under His wings Christ speaks this threat; “Behold, your house is left unto you desolate;” i.e. your soul and your body. But if any one of you will not be gathered…
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“I say unto you, Ye shall not see Me, &c.” That is to say, Unless ye shall do penitence, and shall confess that I am He of whom the Prophets have spoken, the Son of the Almighty Father, ye shall not see My face. Thus…
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Otherwise; In this He covertly alludes to His second coming, when surely they shall worship Him. “Henceforth,” means from the time of His crucifixion.
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Cross-references · 13
Parallel passages
Matthew 23:39 and Luke 13:35 share the same wording (19 words).
Cited together with
Cross-reference given by the World English Bible's translators.
Cited together in Catechism §674.
Cited together in Catechism §674.
Cited together in Catechism §674.
Cited together in Catechism §674.
Cited together in Catechism §674.
Cited together in Catechism §674.
Cited together in Catechism §674.
Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on Matthew 23:37–39 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Catechism §674.
Cited together in Catechism §674.
Quotes
Matthew 23:39 takes up the words of Psalm 118:26 (7 words in common).