Lukas 6:25

6:25 “Woe to you who are well satisfied with food ¹  now, for you will be hungry.

“Woe to you ²  who laugh ³  now, for you will mourn and weep.

Lukas 23:28-29

23:28 But Jesus turned to them and said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, ⁴  do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves ⁵  and for your children. 23:29 For this is certain: ⁶  The days are coming when they will say, ‘Blessed are the barren, the wombs that never bore children, and the breasts that never nursed!’ ⁷ 

[6:25]  ¹ tn Grk “who are filled.” See L&N 23.18 for the translation “well satisfied with food.”

[6:25]  ² tc The wording “to you” (ὑμῖν, Jumin) is lacking in several witnesses (א B K L T W Θ Ξ 0147 Ë^1,13 579 700 892 1241 2542 al), though found in most (Ì⁷⁵ A D Q Ψ 33 Ï lat co). The longer reading looks to be a clarifying addition; nevertheless, “to you” is included in the translation because of English requirements.

[6:25]  ³ sn That is, laugh with happiness and joy.

[23:28]  ⁴ sn The title Daughters of Jerusalem portrays these women mourning as representatives of the nation.

[23:28]  map For the location of Jerusalem see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[23:28]  ⁵ sn Do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves. Judgment now comes on the nation (see Luke 19:41-44) for this judgment of Jesus. Ironically, they mourn the wrong person – they should be mourning for themselves.

[23:29]  ⁶ tn Grk “For behold.”

[23:29]  ⁷ tn Grk “Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that have not borne, and the breasts that have not nursed!”

[23:29]  sn Normally barrenness is a sign of judgment, because birth would be seen as a sign of blessing. The reversal of imagery indicates that something was badly wrong.