A time is coming when you will say, ‘Blessed are the women who couldn’t have children! Blessed are those who never gave birth or nursed babies!’
How awful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers!
As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd called out, “Blessed is the mother who gave you birth and nursed you.”
Jesus turned to them and said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, don’t weep for me; weep for yourselves and for your children.