Luke 23:28

Luke 23:28 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children.
• New International Version (NIV)Jesus turned and said to them, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me; weep for yourselves and for your children.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But turning to them Jesus said, "Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But Jesus, turning to them, said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.

Context of Luke 23:28

26So the soldiers took Jesus away, to go to the place where they would kill him. On the way, they took hold of a man called Simon. This man was from the town of Cyrene. He was coming in from outside the city. The soldiers took the cross that Jesus was carrying on his shoulders. They made Simon carry it instead as he walked behind Jesus. 27A very large crowd of people were following Jesus. There were many women among them. They were crying with loud voices. They were weeping and crying because they were very sad. So Jesus turned round and he said to them, ‘You women that live in Jerusalem, do not weep for me. Instead, cry for yourselves and for your children. 29Listen! Days will come when people will say, “It is better for those women that could not have babies. Those women that never had babies to feed are the happy ones!” 30People will begin to say, “It would be better if we were dead.” They will ask the mountains to fall on top of them. They will ask the hills to cover them up.

Luke 23:28 word by word

στραφεὶς δὲ πρὸς αὐτὰς ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν· θυγατέρες Ἰερουσαλήμ, μὴ κλαίετε ἐπ᾽ ἐμέ, πλὴν ἐφ᾽ ἑαυτὰς κλαίετε καὶ ἐπὶ τὰ τέκνα ὑμῶν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• Jesusὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• turningστρέφωstrephō · to turnG4762
• untoπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Daughtersθυγάτηρthugatēr · daughterG2364
• of JerusalemἹερουσαλήμHierousalēm · JerusalemG2419
• weepκλαίωklaiō · to weepG2799
• notμήmē · notG3361
• forἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• butπλήνplēn · but/howeverG4133
• for yourselvesἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• yourσύsu · youG4771
• childrenτέκνονteknon · childG5043

Commentaries on Luke 23:28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 28Weep not for me - Many pious persons have been greatly distressed in their minds, because they could not weep on reading or hearing of the sufferings of Christ. For the relief of all such, let it be for ever known that no human spirit can possibly take any part in the passion of the Messiah. His sufferings were such as only God manifested in the flesh could bear; and, as they were all of an expiatory nature, no man can taste of or share in them. Besides…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 28Daughters of Jerusalem - Women of Jerusalem. This was a common mode of speaking among the Hebrews. Weep for yourselves … - This refers to the calamities that were about to come upon them in the desolation of their city by the Romans.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 26-31Verses 26-31 We have here the blessed Jesus, the Lamb of God, led as a lamb to the slaughter, to the sacrifice. Though many reproached and reviled him, yet some pitied him. But the death of Christ was his victory and triumph over his enemies: it was our deliverance, the purchase of eternal life for us. Therefore weep not for him, but let us weep for our own sins, and the sins of our children, which caused his death; and weep for fear of the miseries we…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 28Jesus warned about the terrible things that would happen to Jerusalem during its siege and destruction in AD 70.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 27-3127-31. women--not the precious Galilean women (Lu 23:49), but part of the crowd.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 23:28

• Death
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Jesus, the Christ
• Women

In the dictionaries

• Jerusalem
• Jesus
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• Certainly
• Commend
• Condemnation
• Crucify
• Gorgeous
• Humiliation of Christ
• Paradise

Commentaries on Luke 23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings