We played the flute for you, but you didn’t dance; we sang a lament, but you didn’t mourn!
Luke 23:27 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised A large crowd of people followed him, including women who were mourning and lamenting him. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And there accompanied [Jesus] a great multitude of the people, [including] women who bewailed and lamented Him. American Standard Version (1901) And there followed him a great multitude of the people, and of women who bewailed and lamented him. Common English Bible A huge crowd of people followed Jesus, including women, who were mourning and wailing for him. Catholic Public Domain Version Then a great crowd of people followed him, with women who were mourning and lamenting him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And there followed him a great multitude of people, and of women, who bewailed and lamented him. |
We played the flute for you, but you didn’t dance; we sang a lament, but you didn’t mourn!
Many women who had followed Jesus from Galilee and looked after him were there, watching from a distance.
There were also women watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome.
But turning to them, Jesus said, ‘Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and your children.
The women who had come with him from Galilee followed along and observed the tomb and how his body was placed.
and also some women who had been healed of evil spirits and sicknesses: Mary, called Magdalene (seven demons had come out of her);
Everyone was crying and mourning for her. But he said, ‘Stop crying, because she is not dead but asleep.’
Truly I tell you, you will weep and mourn, but the world will rejoice. You will become sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn to joy.