¹⁷ And he said to them, “What is this conversation that you are holding with each other as you walk?” And they stood still, looking sad.

²⁰ Truly, truly, I say to you, ^(A)you will weep and lament, but ^(B)the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but ^(C)your sorrow will turn into joy. ^21 (D)When a woman is giving birth, she has sorrow because her hour has come, but when she has delivered the baby, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a human being has been born into the world. ^22 (E)So also you have sorrow now, but ^(F)I will see you again, and ^(G)your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you.

⁶ But because I have said these things to you, ^(A)sorrow has filled your heart.

⁴ And the Lord said to him, “Pass through the city, through Jerusalem, and ^(A)put a mark on the foreheads of the men who ^(B)sigh and groan over all the abominations that are committed in it.” ⁵ And to ^(C)the others he said in my hearing, “Pass through the city after him, and strike. ^(D)Your eye shall not spare, and you shall show no pity. ^6 (E)Kill old men outright, young men and maidens, little children and women, but ^(F)touch no one on whom is the mark. And ^(G)begin at my sanctuary.” So they began with the elders who were before the house.