Focused Passage

Luke 23:26-32

The Innocent King Condemned, Crucified with Transgressors, and Buried in Hope

Jesus is falsely accused before Pilate, mocked by Herod, declared innocent yet condemned under crowd demand, led to crucifixion, warns Jerusalem’s daughters, is crucified between criminals, forgives enemies, saves the repentant criminal, dies in darkness as the temple curtain tears, is declared righteous by a centurion, and is buried by Joseph while the women witness the tomb.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

26 As the soldiers led Him away, they seized Simon of Cyrene on his way in from the country, and they put the cross on him to carry behind Jesus.

27 A great number of people followed Him, including women who kept mourning and wailing for Him.

28 But Jesus turned to them and said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.

29 Look, the days are coming when people will say, ‘Blessed are the barren women, the wombs that never bore, and breasts that never nursed!’

30 At that time ‘they will say to the mountains, “Fall on us!” and to the hills, “Cover us!”’

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

32 Two others, who were criminals, were also led away to be executed with Jesus.

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References and Original Words

Verse 26

Original words

- Καὶ G2532 Conjunction As ὡς G5613 Adverb [the soldiers] led Him away ἀπήγαγον G520 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural . . . αὐτόν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular they seized ἐπιλαβόμενοι G1949 Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural Simon Σίμωνά G4613 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular - τινα G5100 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular of Cyrene Κυρηναῖον G2956 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular on his way in ἐρχόμενον G2064 Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Singular from ἀπ’ G575 Preposition the country ἀγροῦ G68 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular [and] they put ἐπέθηκαν G2007 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural the τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular cross σταυρὸν G4716 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular on him αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular to carry φέρειν G5342 Verb - Present Infinitive Active behind ὄπισθεν G3693 Preposition - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular Jesus Ἰησοῦ G2424 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 27

Original words

- δὲ G1161 Conjunction A great πολὺ G4183 Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular number πλῆθος G4128 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular of people λαοῦ G2992 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular followed Ἠκολούθει G190 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Him αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular including καὶ G2532 Conjunction women γυναικῶν G1135 Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural who αἳ G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Plural kept mourning ἐκόπτοντο G2875 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction wailing ἐθρήνουν G2354 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural for Him αὐτόν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 28

Original words

But δὲ G1161 Conjunction - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Jesus Ἰησοῦς G2424 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular turned στραφεὶς G4762 Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular to πρὸς G4314 Preposition them αὐτὰς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Plural [and] said εἶπεν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Daughters Θυγατέρες G2364 Noun - Vocative Feminine Plural of Jerusalem Ἰερουσαλήμ G2419 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular {do} not μὴ G3361 Adverb weep κλαίετε G2799 Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural for ἐπ’ G1909 Preposition Me ἐμέ G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular but πλὴν G4133 Conjunction weep κλαίετε G2799 Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural for ἐφ’ G1909 Preposition yourselves ἑαυτὰς G1438 Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction for ἐπὶ G1909 Preposition your ὑμῶν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural - τὰ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Plural children τέκνα G5043 Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Verse 29

Original words

- ὅτι G3754 Conjunction Look ἰδοὺ G2400 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular [the] days ἡμέραι G2250 Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural are coming ἔρχονται G2064 Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural vvv ἐν G1722 Preposition when αἷς G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Plural [people] will say ἐροῦσιν G2046 Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Blessed [are] Μακάριαι G3107 Adjective - Nominative Feminine Plural the αἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Plural barren [women] στεῖραι G4723 Adjective - Nominative Feminine Plural - καὶ G2532 Conjunction the αἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Plural wombs κοιλίαι G2836 Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural that αἳ G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Plural never οὐκ G3756 Adverb bore ἐγέννησαν G1080 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction breasts μαστοὶ G3149 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural that οἳ G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural never οὐκ G3756 Adverb nursed ἔθρεψαν G5142 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Verse 30

Original words

At that time τότε G5119 Adverb vvv Ἄρξονται G756 Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural they will say λέγειν G3004 Verb - Present Infinitive Active to the τοῖς G3588 Article - Dative Neuter Plural mountains ὄρεσιν G3735 Noun - Dative Neuter Plural Fall Πέσετε* G4098 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural on ἐφ’ G1909 Preposition us ἡμᾶς G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural and Καὶ G2532 Conjunction to the τοῖς G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Plural hills βουνοῖς G1015 Noun - Dative Masculine Plural Cover Καλύψατε G2572 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural us ἡμᾶς G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural

BSB notes

  • Hosea 10:8
Verse 31

Original words

For Ὅτι G3754 Conjunction if εἰ G1487 Conjunction [men] do ποιοῦσιν G4160 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural these things ταῦτα G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural [while] ἐν G1722 Preposition the τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Neuter Singular tree ξύλῳ G3586 Noun - Dative Neuter Singular [is] green ὑγρῷ G5200 Adjective - Dative Neuter Singular what τί G5101 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular will happen γένηται G1096 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Singular [when] ἐν G1722 Preposition [it is] τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Neuter Singular dry ξηρῷ G3584 Adjective - Dative Neuter Singular
Verse 32

Original words

- δὲ G1161 Conjunction Two δύο G1417 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural others ἕτεροι G2087 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural [who were] criminals κακοῦργοι G2557 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural vvv καὶ G2532 Conjunction were also led away Ἤγοντο G71 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural to be executed ἀναιρεθῆναι G337 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive with σὺν G4862 Preposition [Jesus] αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular

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