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Luke 23:27–28

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

  1. Luke 8:52Rank 1 from verse 27
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    52And all wept, and bewailed her: but he said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth.

  2. Luke 8:2Rank 2 from verse 27
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    2And certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils,

  3. Mark 15:40Rank 3 from verse 27
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    40There were also women looking on afar off: among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;

  4. Luke 23:55Rank 4 from verse 27
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    55And the women also, which came with him from Galilee, followed after, and beheld the sepulchre, and how his body was laid.

  5. Matthew 27:55Rank 5 from verse 27
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    55And many women were there beholding afar off, which followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him:

From verse 28

  1. Song of Solomon 8:4Rank 1 from verse 28
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    4I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, until he please.

  2. Song of Solomon 1:5Rank 2 from verse 28
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    5I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.

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    7I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please.

  4. Song of Solomon 3:10Rank 4 from verse 28
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    10He made the pillars thereof of silver, the bottom thereof of gold, the covering of it of purple, the midst thereof being paved with love, for the daughters of Jerusalem.

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    5I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please.

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Luke 23:27

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company

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1. A group, body, assembly, or number gathered or associated together. 2. Companionship or association; to associate with.

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people

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Persons collectively; a nation, community, or group considered as a body.

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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lamented

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Past-tense or past-participial form of lament. Mourned, grieved, wept, wailed, or expressed sorrow for.

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Luke 23:28

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but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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turning

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Moving or changing direction; a bend or corner; turning away is departure or removal, while turning something into another state is alteration or conversion.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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weep

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To shed tears or lament in grief, sorrow, compassion, repentance, joy, or other deep feeling.

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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your

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The possessive form of ye or you, ordinarily plural, marking what belongs to, concerns, proceeds from, or stands in relation to the persons addressed.

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children

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Sons or daughters; descendants; or persons likened to children by age, relation, or character.

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26And as they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus.

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

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28But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children.

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29For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave suck.

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