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Remains, p. 38)--and among these may have been Mary and Martha, but Luke 23:49 implies the presence of women from Galilee also. The wailing was loud and bitter, for they, we may believe, had cherished, even more fondly than the disciples, the thought that "the kingdom of God should immediately appear" ( Luke 19:11 ).

27 A large number of people followed him, including women who mourned and wailed for him. 28 Jesus turned and said to them, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me; weep for yourselves and for your children. 29 For the time will come when you will say, ‘Blessed are the childless women, the wombs that never bore and the breasts that never nur...

Luke 23:27 English Revised Version And there followed him a great multitude of the people, and of women who bewailed and lamented him. 聖經寶庫 (Treasury of Scripture)

What does Luke 23:27 mean? With Simon of Cyrene carrying the crossbeam, the soldiers march Jesus to Golgotha, the "Place of the Skull" (Mark 15:22). Members of the crowd who have just demanded Jesus' crucifixion follow. Not all who follow are complicit, however (Luke 23:50–51).

27 And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him. Read full chapter

27 And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him. 28 But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children.

Following Jesus can lead to difficult and painful experiences, as seen in the women’s mourning. True discipleship involves a willingness to endure hardship for the sake of Christ. 1.

“ Daughters of Jerusalem” were there, as our Lord’s words show—perhaps one of the sisterhoods which were formed in that city for mitigating the sufferings of condemned criminals by narcotic drinks (Deutsch. Remains, p. 38)—and among these may have been Mary and Martha, but Luke 23:49 implies the presence of women from Galilee also.

Luke 23:27-31 “A large number of people followed him, including women who mourned and wailed for him. Jesus turned and said to them, ‘Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me; weep for yourselves and for your children.