Ancient literary text
Luke 19:43
Gospel of Luke. His article does not name an edition. The Latin checked here is the public-domain Vulgate.
The verse describes a future siege. It does not give a year.
- Citation
- Luke 19:43 in the same CCEL Vulgate file. Ellis does not say he used it.
- Locator
- Luke 19:43
What the source says
The Latin says the days will come upon the city, and its enemies will surround it with a rampart, encircle it, and press it in on every side.
Why it is here
Ellis cites it in Jesus, King of Edessa as a description of a siege.
Ralph’s interpretation
The siege is read as the Roman siege of Jerusalem in AD 70, which would place the saying after the usual date of the crucifixion.
Alternative readings
The usual reading can take the same verse as a prediction spoken earlier, later matched to AD 70. The verse does not say AD 70. His file does not quote a commentator on this point.