Luke 23:28
But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children.
Cross-references
Luke 13:3 calls everyone to repent or perish — the same urgent warning Jesus gives these women, directing their tears toward their own fate.
Luke 13:34 laments Jerusalem's unwillingness to be gathered — the same city Jesus now tells to weep for its impending desolation.
In Jeremiah 22:10, the same 'weep not for... but weep for...' structure appears — a direct parallel to Jesus' command.
James 5:1 calls the rich to weep over coming miseries — the same exhortation Jesus gives the daughters of Jerusalem about their coming judgment.
In Revelation 1:7, those who pierced Christ will wail at His coming — echoing His call here for the daughters of Jerusalem to weep for themselves.
In Revelation 5:5, John is told not to weep because the Lion of Judah has conquered — contrasting Jesus' instruction here to weep for themselves.
John 11:48 records the Pharisees' fear of Roman destruction — the very judgment Jesus says the women should weep for, as it will come because of their rejection.
In 2 Kings 21:12, God announces calamity on Jerusalem — the same judgment Jesus tells the daughters to weep for.
Psalm 48:11 calls the daughters of Judah to rejoice over God's judgments — contrasting Jesus' call to weep over coming judgment.