Luke 23:26-32

Simon Bears the Cross

26 ¹When they led Him away, they seized a man, Simon of ²Cyrene, coming in from the country, and placed on him the cross to carry behind Jesus.

27 And following Him was a large crowd of the people, and of women who were ³mourning and lamenting Him.

28 But Jesus turning to them said, "Daughters of Jerusalem, stop weeping for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.

29 "For behold, the days are coming when * they will say, '⁴Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bore, and the breasts that never nursed.'

30 "Then they will begin TO ⁵SAY TO THE MOUNTAINS, 'FALL ON US,' AND TO THE HILLS, 'COVER US.'

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

32 ⁶Two others also, who were criminals, were being led away to be put to death with Him.

Cross References

• 1. Luke 23:26: {Matthew 27:32; Mark 15:21;} John 19:17
• 2. Matthew 27:32
• 3. Luke 8:52
• 4. Matthew 24:19; Luke 11:27; Luke 21:23
• 5. Hosea 10:8; Isaiah 2:19, 20; Revelation 6:16
• 6. Matthew 27:38; Mark 15:27; John 19:18

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "beating the breast"
• [b]. Lit "in the green tree"
• [c]. Lit "in the dry"