Luke 23:29 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

²⁹ For look, the time will come when people will be saying, ‘Those [women] who are without children and who have never given birth or nursed babies are [truly] happy!’

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁹ For behold, the days are coming during which they will say, Blessed (happy, fortunate, and to be envied) are the barren, and the wombs that have not borne, and the breasts that have never nursed [babies]!

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁹ For behold, the days are coming, in which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the breasts that never gave suck.

Common English Bible

²⁹ The time will come when they will say, ‘Happy are those who are unable to become pregnant, the wombs that never gave birth, and the breasts that never nursed a child.’

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁹ For behold, the days will arrive in which they will say, 'Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that have not borne, and the breasts that have not nursed.'

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²⁹ For behold, the days shall come, wherein they will say: Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that have not borne, and the paps that have not given suck.

Luke 23:29 Cross References

Matthew 24:19

It will be too bad for those who are pregnant and who are nursing babies in those days.

Luke 11:27

And it happened as He said these things that a certain woman called out to Him from the crowd, saying, “The woman who gave you birth and nursed you is [certainly] blessed.”

Luke 23:28

But Jesus turned and said to them, “Daughters of Jerusalem [i.e., women citizens], do not cry over me, but cry over yourselves and your children.