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Luke 23:28 Cross-References
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“But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children.”
Luke 23:28 (KJV)
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Commentary on Luke 23:28
But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children. Amid His own agony, Jesus demonstrated compassion for those mourning Him. The address "Daughters of Jerusalem" (thygateres Ierousalēm, θυγατέρες Ἰερουσαλήμ) was a tender, affectionate term designating the women as covenant people of the holy city. Yet Jesus redirected their tears from present suffering to future catastrophe.The command "weep not for me" (mē klaiete ep' eme, μὴ κλαίετε ἐπ' ἐμέ) uses klaíō (κλαίω), meaning to wail or lament loudly, not mere quiet tears. Jesu...
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