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Luke 23:27

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

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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:

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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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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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