While Jesus tread the path leading to Calvary for His bitter end some Jewish women wept at the sight of His tortured state. Jesus then looked at them and uttered ominous words, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children…For if they do these things in the …
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Following the prophesied events of His triumphal entry (v. 28-40), as Jesus was nearing the city of Jerusalem, the sight struck Him with great emotion. Only in this place, and at the occasion of Lazarus’ death (cf. John 11:35), is Jesus described as having wept. The view of the city dedicated to God, and its …
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