Luke 23:28 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children.”
Luke 23:28 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Luke 23:28 in 6 Bible Translations
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Luke 23:28 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“But Jesus, turning to them, said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, don’t weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.”
Luke 23:28 — World English Bible
Luke 23:28 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children. ”
Luke 23:28 — American Standard Version
Luke 23:28 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and Jesus having turned unto them, said, `Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but for yourselves weep ye, and for your children;”
Luke 23:28 — Young's Literal Translation
Luke 23:28 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Jesus turning round to them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep over me, but weep over yourselves and over your children; ”
Luke 23:28 — Darby Translation
Luke 23:28 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“But Iesus turned backe vnto them, and said, Daughters of Hierusalem, weepe not for me, but weepe for your selues, and for your children.”
Luke 23:28 — Geneva Bible
Luke 23:28 in Context — Luke 23
26 And as they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus.
27 And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him.
28 But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children.
29 For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave suck.
30 Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.
What Does Luke 23:28 Mean?
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