The Meaning of Luke 13:35 Explained

Luke 13:35

KJV: 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.

YLT: Lo, your house is being left to you desolate, and verily I say to you -- ye may not see me, till it may come, when ye may say, Blessed is he who is coming in the name of the Lord.'

Darby: Behold, your house is left unto you; and I say unto you, that ye shall not see me until it come that ye say, Blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord.

ASV: Behold, your house is left unto you desolate : and I say unto you, Ye shall not see me, until ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does Luke 13:35 Mean?

Study Notes

until (See Scofield " Matthew 23:39 ") .
Lord Jehovah. Psalms 118:26 .

Context Summary

Luke 13:31-35 - The Lament For Those Who "would Not"
Our Lord was at that time in Perea, in the jurisdiction of Herod, who probably desired to get rid of Him, lest His presence should introduce political complications. Our Lord saw through and exposed his stratagem. How awful to be read by the light of divine purity! He also kept His eye on heaven's dial-plate, and knew that He was immortal till His work was done.
Jerusalem was clearly indicated as the scene of His death; and the city was already so deeply dyed with martyr blood that it would hardly have been congruous for Him to suffer anywhere else. Note that pathetic wail of disappointed love. God's brooding love desires to interpose between us and the hovering peril; but we have the awful power to neglect or reject the covering wings of the Shechinah. See Ruth 2:12 and Psalms 91:4.
In Luke 14:1-6 we have a specimen of Christ's table-talk, which He continues through the Luke 14:24. Though He knew that He was being watched, nothing could stanch His power and love. If men care for their beasts, how much more will Christ care for men! [source]

Chapter Summary: Luke 13

1  Jesus preaches repentance upon the punishment of the Galilaeans and others
6  The fruitless fig tree may not stand
10  He heals the crooked woman;
18  shows the powerful working of the word, by the parable of the grain of mustard seed,
20  and of leaven;
22  exhorts to enter in at the strait gate;
31  and reproves Herod and Jerusalem

What do the individual words in Luke 13:35 mean?

Behold is left to you the house of you I say now no not shall you see Me until [the time] comes when you say Blessed is the [One] coming in [the] name of [the] Lord
ἰδοὺ ἀφίεται ὑμῖν οἶκος ὑμῶν λέγω δὲ οὐ μὴ ἴδητέ με ἕως ἥξει ὅτε εἴπητε Εὐλογημένος ἐρχόμενος ἐν ὀνόματι Κυρίου

ἰδοὺ  Behold 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Imperative Active, 2nd Person Singular
Root: ἰδού  
Sense: behold, see, lo.
ἀφίεται  is  left 
Parse: Verb, Present Indicative Middle or Passive, 3rd Person Singular
Root: ἀφίημι 
Sense: to send away.
ὑμῖν  to  you 
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Dative 2nd Person Plural
Root: σύ  
Sense: you.
οἶκος  house 
Parse: Noun, Nominative Masculine Singular
Root: οἶκος  
Sense: a house.
ὑμῶν  of  you 
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Genitive 2nd Person Plural
Root: σύ  
Sense: you.
λέγω  I  say 
Parse: Verb, Present Indicative Active, 1st Person Singular
Root: λέγω 
Sense: to say, to speak.
δὲ  now 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: δέ  
Sense: but, moreover, and, etc.
οὐ  no 
Parse: Adverb
Root: οὐ  
Sense: no, not; in direct questions expecting an affirmative answer.
ἴδητέ  shall  you  see 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Subjunctive Active, 2nd Person Plural
Root: εἶδον 
Sense: to see with the eyes.
με  Me 
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Accusative 1st Person Singular
Root: ἐγώ  
Sense: I, me, my.
ἕως  until 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: ἕως  
Sense: till, until.
ἥξει  [the  time]  comes 
Parse: Verb, Future Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular
Root: ἥκω  
Sense: to have come, have arrived, be present.
εἴπητε  you  say 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Subjunctive Active, 2nd Person Plural
Root: λέγω  
Sense: to speak, say.
Εὐλογημένος  Blessed  is 
Parse: Verb, Perfect Participle Middle or Passive, Nominative Masculine Singular
Root: εὐλογέω 
Sense: to praise, celebrate with praises.
  the  [One] 
Parse: Article, Nominative Masculine Singular
Root:  
Sense: this, that, these, etc.
ἐρχόμενος  coming 
Parse: Verb, Present Participle Middle or Passive, Nominative Masculine Singular
Root: ἔρχομαι  
Sense: to come.
ὀνόματι  [the]  name 
Parse: Noun, Dative Neuter Singular
Root: ὄνομα  
Sense: name: univ.
Κυρίου  of  [the]  Lord 
Parse: Noun, Genitive Masculine Singular
Root: κύριος  
Sense: he to whom a person or thing belongs, about which he has power of deciding; master, lord.