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And he answered and said, I tell you that, if these shall hold their peace, the stones will cry out.
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Christian Standard Bible
He answered, “I tell you, if they were to keep silent, the stones would cry out.”
English Standard Version
He answered, “I tell you, if these were silent, the very stones would cry out.”
King James Version
And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.
New American Standard Bible
Jesus replied, “I tell you, if these stop speaking, the stones will cry out!”
New International Version
“I tell you,” he replied, “if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out.”
New King James Version
But He answered and said to them, “I tell you that if these should keep silent, the stones would immediately cry out.”
New Living Translation
He replied, “If they kept quiet, the stones along the road would burst into cheers!”
World English Bible
He answered them, “I tell you that if these were silent, the stones would cry out.”