Luke 23:26-31

Modern English Version

The Crucifixion^(A)

²⁶ As they led Him away, they seized Simon of Cyrene, who was coming from the country, and they laid the cross on him to carry it behind Jesus. ²⁷ A large number of people followed Him, including women who mourned and lamented Him. ²⁸ Jesus turned to them, saying, “Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children. ²⁹ Listen, the days are coming when they will say, ‘Blessed are the barren, who never bore and never nursed!’ ³⁰ Then

³¹ For if men do these things when the tree is green, what will happen when it is dry?”