John Bengel Commentary - Luke 23:28 - 23:28

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John Bengel Commentary - Luke 23:28 - 23:28


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Luk 23:28. [Μὴ-ἐπʼ ἐμὲ, not-concerning Me) Already every moment Jesus was more and more directing His thoughts towards the coming glory. In the way that is pointed out in Zec 12:10, He does not forbid their ‘mourning’ for Him (but only in the way that they were now mourning for Him, viz. as if He and His cause were crushed for ever; whereas He and it were near their glorious triumph).-V. g.]-ἐφʼ ἑαυτὰς-καὶ ἐπὶ τὰ τέκνα ὑμῶν-ἰδοὺ, concerning yourselves-and concerning your children-behold) It is hereby indicated that the punishment about to be inflicted is near at hand. [Indeed that calamity was impending especially over the infants, and yet not so as that the women also who were lamenting Jesus could not live long enough to reach it.-Harm., p. 561.] Jesus Himself too wept for the city, and not for Himself. See ch. Luk 19:41, Luk 18:31-32. [How many men and women there are, who might, if they would, find no want of altogether serious causes for deploring their own state, but who devote the present day to careless security!-V. g.]