Luke 23:29 — Community Reflections

LUKE 23:29 — KING JAMES VERSION 0

“For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave suck.”

For the time will come when you will say, blessed are the barren women, the wombs that never bore and the breasts that never nursed — blessed are the barren: the inversion of the ordinary blessing. In ordinary life, barrenness is the curse (1:7, 1:25); in the coming tribulation, barrenness will be the blessing — no children to lose in the destruction.

Church Fathers on Luke 23:29

Having related the condemnation of Christ, Luke naturally goes on to speak of His crucifixion; as it is said, And as they led him away, they laid hold upon on Simon, &c.
Gloss (Glossa Ordinaria) · medieval compilation

But John relates that Jesus bore His own cross, from which is understood that He was Himself carrying His cross, when He went froth to that place which is called Calvary; but as they journeyed Simon was forced into the service on the road, and the cross was given him to carry as far as the place.
Augustine · 4th century

For no one else accepted to bear the cross, because the wood was counted an abomination. Accordingly upon Simon the Cyrenian they imposed as it were to his dishonor the bearing of the cross, which others refused. Here is fulfilled that prophecy of Isaiah, Whose government shall be upon his shoulder. For the government of Christ is His cross; for which the Apostle says, God has exalted him. And as for a mark of dignity, some wear a belt, others a head dress, so our Lord the…
Theophylact · 11th century

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