Luke 23:28
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Luke 23:28 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Luke 23:28 is a verse from the book of Luke in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your childre..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Luke 23:28 — 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 (KJV)
Luke 23:28 in Context — About the Book of Luke
Luke, the physician-historian, writes the most carefully researched Gospel — and the most tender. Outsiders take center stage: shepherds, women, Samaritans, tax collectors, the prodigal son. More than any Gospel, Luke shows Jesus praying at every turning point of His life.
Cross-References for Luke 23:28
“O ye children of Benjamin, gather yourselves to flee out of the midst of Jerusalem, and blow the trumpet in Tekoa, and set up a sign of fire in Bethhaccerem: for evil appeareth out of the north, and great destruction.”
Shares key themes with Luke 23:28: jerusalem, yourselves, children
“Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”
Shares key themes with Luke 23:28: jesus, jerusalem, weep
“There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.”
Shares key themes with Luke 23:28: daughters, children
“And Laban answered and said unto Jacob, These daughters are my daughters, and these children are my children, and these cattle are my cattle, and all that thou seest is mine: and what can I do this day unto these my daughters, or unto their children which they have born?”
Shares key themes with Luke 23:28: daughters, children
“If his master have given him a wife, and she have born him sons or daughters; the wife and her children shall be her master's, and he shall go out by himself.”
Shares key themes with Luke 23:28: daughters, children
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