Luke 23:29

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

The time is coming when people will say, ‘The women who cannot have babies are the ones God has blessed. It’s really a blessing that they have no children to care for.’

Cross References

Matthew 24:19

“During that time it will be hard for women who are pregnant or have small babies!

Hosea 13:16

Samaria must be punished because she turned against her God. The Israelites will be killed with swords. Their children will be torn to pieces, and their pregnant women will be ripped open.”

Ecclesiastes 4:3

And it is even better for those who die at birth, because they never saw the evil that is done in this world.

Luke 11:27

As Jesus was saying these things, a woman with the people there called out to him, “Blessings from God belong to the woman who 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.