Luke 23:29

Easy To Read Version

The time is coming when people will say, ‘Happy are the women that cannot have babies! Happy are the women that have no children to care for.’

Cross References

Ecclesiastes 4:3

And things are even better \{for people that die at birth! Why? Because\} they never saw the evil that is done in this world. {\cf2\super [20]}

Hosea 13:16

Samaria must be punished.\par Why? Because she turned against her God.\par The Israelites will be killed with swords.\par Their children will be torn to pieces.\par Their pregnant women will be ripped open.”\par

Matthew 24:19

At that time, it will be bad for women that are pregnant or have small babies!

Luke 11:27

When Jesus said these things, a woman with the people there began to speak. She said to Jesus, “What a great blessing God gave your mother, because she gave birth to you and fed you.”

Luke 23:28

But Jesus turned and said to the women, “Women of Jerusalem, don’t cry for me. Cry for yourselves and for your children too!