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Version</a></span><br />A large number of people followed him, including women who mourned and wailed for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/luke/23.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />A large crowd trailed behind, including many grief-stricken women.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/luke/23.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And there followed him a great multitude of the people and of women who were mourning and lamenting for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/luke/23.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />A great number of people followed Him, including women who kept mourning and wailing for Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/23.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And a great multitude of the people were following Him, and of women, who were mourning and lamenting for Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/luke/23.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/luke/23.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And a great multitude of the people followed Him, and women who also mourned and lamented Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/luke/23.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now following Him was a large crowd of the people, and of women who were mourning and grieving for Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/luke/23.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />And following Him was a large crowd of the people, and of women who were mourning and lamenting Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/luke/23.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And there were following Him a great multitude of the people, and of women who were mourning and lamenting Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/luke/23.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And following Him was a large multitude of the people, and of women who were mourning and lamenting Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/luke/23.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Following Him was a large crowd of the people, including women who were mourning and wailing for Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/luke/23.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />A large crowd of people followed him, including women who were mourning and lamenting him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/luke/23.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />A large crowd of people followed Him, including women who were mourning and lamenting Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/luke/23.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And there followed him a great multitude of the people, and of women who bewailed and lamented him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/luke/23.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />A large crowd was following Jesus, and in the crowd a lot of women were crying and weeping for him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/luke/23.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And there followed him a great multitude of the people, and of women who bewailed and lamented him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/luke/23.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />A large crowd followed Jesus. The women in the crowd cried and sang funeral songs for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/luke/23.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />A large crowd of people followed him; among them were some women who were weeping and wailing for him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/luke/23.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />A large crowd of people followed him, including some women who kept mourning and wailing for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/luke/23.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />A great number of people followed Him, including women who kept mourning and wailing for Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/luke/23.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />A great number of the people followed him, among them women who were mourning and wailing for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/luke/23.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />A large crowd of the people followed him, including women who also mourned and lamented him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/luke/23.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, who also bewailed and lamented him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/23.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />A vast crowd of the people also followed Him, and of women who were beating their breasts and wailing for Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/luke/23.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />A great multitude of the people followed him, including women who also mourned and lamented him. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/luke/23.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And a great multitude of the people were following Him, and of women, who also were beating themselves and lamenting Him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/23.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And a great multitude of the people were following Him, and of women, who were mourning and lamenting for Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/luke/23.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And there was following him a great multitude of the people, and of women, who also were beating themselves and lamenting him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/luke/23.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And a great multitude of people followed him, and of women, and who were lamenting bitterly, and bewailing him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/luke/23.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And there followed him a great multitude of people, and of women, who bewailed and lamented him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/luke/23.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Then a great crowd of people followed him, with women who were mourning and lamenting him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/luke/23.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />A large crowd of people followed Jesus, including many women who mourned and lamented him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/luke/23.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />A great number of the people followed him, and among them were women who were beating their breasts and wailing for him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/luke/23.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And many people followed him, and the women who were mourning and wailing over him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/luke/23.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />And a multitude of people came after him and those women who were lamenting and howling over him.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/luke/23.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />And there followed him a great number of the people, and of women that bewailed and lamented him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/luke/23.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />And a great multitude of people followed Him, and of women who were both weeping and bewailing Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/luke/23.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />And a great multitude of the people and of women followed him, who also beat their breasts and lamented him bitterly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/luke/23.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />who was followed by a great crowd of people, and several women, who beat their breasts and lamented him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/23.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />A vast crowd of the people also followed Him, and of women who were beating their breasts and wailing for Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/luke/23.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />And there was following Him a great multitude of people, and of women, who bewailed and lamented Him<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/luke/23.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />And there followed Him a great multitude of people, and of women, who also bewailed and lamented Him: but Jesus turning to them said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/luke/23-27.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3-5_0Jtd9Lc?start=9235" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/luke/23.htm">The Crucifixion</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26</span>As the soldiers led Him away, they seized Simon of Cyrene on his way in from the country, and put the cross on him to carry behind Jesus. <span class="reftext">27</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc."></a> <a href="/greek/4183.htm" title="4183: poly (Adj-NNS) -- Much, many; often. ">A great</a> <a href="/greek/4128.htm" title="4128: plēthos (N-NNS) -- A multitude, crowd, great number, assemblage. From pletho; a fulness, i.e. A large number, throng, populace.">number</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2992.htm" title="2992: laou (N-GMS) -- Apparently a primary word; a people.">of people</a> <a href="/greek/190.htm" title="190: Ēkolouthei (V-IIA-3S) -- To accompany, attend, follow. Properly, to be in the same way with, i.e. To accompany.">followed</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autō (PPro-DM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">Him,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">including</a> <a href="/greek/1135.htm" title="1135: gynaikōn (N-GFP) -- A woman, wife, my lady. Probably from the base of ginomai; a woman; specially, a wife.">women</a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: hai (RelPro-NFP) -- Who, which, what, that. ">who</a> <a href="/greek/2875.htm" title="2875: ekoptonto (V-IIM-3P) -- A primary verb; to chop; specially, to beat the breast in grief.">kept mourning</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/2354.htm" title="2354: ethrēnoun (V-IIA-3P) -- Intrans: I lament, wail; trans: I bewail. From threnos; to bewail.">wailing</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: auton (PPro-AM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">for Him.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">28</span>But Jesus turned to them and said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-3.htm">Isaiah 53:3</a></span><br />He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/12-10.htm">Zechariah 12:10</a></span><br />Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced. They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/27-55.htm">Matthew 27:55-56</a></span><br />And many women were there, watching from a distance. They had followed Jesus from Galilee to minister to Him. / Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of Zebedee’s sons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/19-25.htm">John 19:25-27</a></span><br />Near the cross of Jesus stood His mother and her sister, as well as Mary the wife of Clopas and Mary Magdalene. / When Jesus saw His mother and the disciple whom He loved standing nearby, He said to His mother, “Woman, here is your son.” / Then He said to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” So from that hour, this disciple took her into his home.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/15-40.htm">Mark 15:40-41</a></span><br />And there were also women watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome. / These women had followed Jesus and ministered to Him while He was in Galilee, and there were many other women who had come up to Jerusalem with Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/1-12.htm">Lamentations 1:12</a></span><br />Is this nothing to you, all you who pass by? Look around and see! Is there any sorrow like mine, which was inflicted on me, which the LORD made me suffer on the day of His fierce anger?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/22-16.htm">Psalm 22:16-17</a></span><br />For dogs surround me; a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet. / I can count all my bones; they stare and gloat over me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/16-20.htm">John 16:20</a></span><br />Truly, truly, I tell you, you will weep and wail while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-4.htm">Matthew 5:4</a></span><br />Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/1-7.htm">Revelation 1:7</a></span><br />Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him—even those who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. So shall it be! Amen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/9-17.htm">Jeremiah 9:17-18</a></span><br />This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Take note, and summon the wailing women; send for the most skillful among them. / Let them come quickly and take up a lament over us, that our eyes may overflow with tears, and our eyelids may gush with water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/8-10.htm">Amos 8:10</a></span><br />I will turn your feasts into mourning and all your songs into lamentation. I will cause everyone to wear sackcloth and every head to be shaved. I will make it like a time of mourning for an only son, and its outcome like a bitter day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/15-30.htm">2 Samuel 15:30</a></span><br />But David continued up the Mount of Olives, weeping as he went up. His head was covered, and he was walking barefoot. And all the people with him covered their heads and went up, weeping as they went.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/24-16.htm">Ezekiel 24:16-17</a></span><br />“Son of man, behold, I am about to take away the desire of your eyes with a fatal blow. But you must not mourn or weep or let your tears flow. / Groan quietly; do not mourn for the dead. Put on your turban and strap your sandals on your feet; do not cover your lips or eat the bread of mourners.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/11-33.htm">John 11:33-35</a></span><br />When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come with her also weeping, He was deeply moved in spirit and troubled. / “Where have you put him?” He asked. “Come and see, Lord,” they answered. / Jesus wept.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him.</p><p class="hdg">and of.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/23-55.htm">Luke 23:55</a></b></br> And the women also, which came with him from Galilee, followed after, and beheld the sepulchre, and how his body was laid.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/8-2.htm">Luke 8:2</a></b></br> And certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/27-55.htm">Matthew 27:55</a></b></br> And many women were there beholding afar off, which followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/22-47.htm">Band</a> <a href="/luke/22-63.htm">Beating</a> <a href="/luke/8-52.htm">Bewailed</a> <a href="/luke/11-27.htm">Breasts</a> <a href="/luke/23-1.htm">Company</a> <a href="/luke/23-4.htm">Crowd</a> <a href="/luke/22-54.htm">Followed</a> <a href="/luke/22-54.htm">Following</a> <a href="/luke/23-9.htm">Great</a> <a href="/luke/22-45.htm">Grief</a> <a href="/luke/7-30.htm">Including</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-33.htm">Lamented</a> <a href="/luke/23-10.htm">Making</a> <a href="/luke/7-32.htm">Mourned</a> <a href="/luke/8-52.htm">Mourning</a> <a href="/luke/23-18.htm">Multitude</a> <a href="/luke/21-25.htm">Signs</a> <a href="/luke/23-12.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/luke/16-26.htm">Vast</a> <a href="/mark/5-38.htm">Wailed</a> <a href="/luke/8-52.htm">Wailing</a> <a href="/luke/22-62.htm">Weeping</a> <a href="/luke/21-23.htm">Women</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/18-3.htm">Band</a> <a href="/luke/23-48.htm">Beating</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-13.htm">Bewailed</a> <a href="/luke/23-29.htm">Breasts</a> <a href="/luke/24-22.htm">Company</a> <a href="/john/5-13.htm">Crowd</a> <a href="/luke/23-49.htm">Followed</a> <a href="/john/1-38.htm">Following</a> <a href="/luke/24-4.htm">Great</a> <a href="/john/16-6.htm">Grief</a> <a href="/luke/23-49.htm">Including</a> <a href="/acts/8-2.htm">Lamented</a> <a href="/luke/23-48.htm">Making</a> <a href="/acts/8-2.htm">Mourned</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/5-2.htm">Mourning</a> <a href="/john/5-3.htm">Multitude</a> <a href="/luke/23-48.htm">Signs</a> <a href="/luke/23-34.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/john/6-2.htm">Vast</a> <a href="/genesis/50-10.htm">Wailed</a> <a href="/revelation/18-15.htm">Wailing</a> <a href="/luke/23-28.htm">Weeping</a> <a href="/luke/23-29.htm">Women</a><div class="vheading2">Luke 23</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/23-1.htm">Jesus is accused before Pilate, and sent to Herod.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/23-8.htm">Herod mocks him.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/23-12.htm">Herod and Pilate become friends.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/23-13.htm">Barabbas is desired of the people, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/23-24.htm">and is released by Pilate, and Jesus is given to be crucified.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/23-26.htm">He tells the women, that lament him, the destruction of Jerusalem;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/23-34.htm">prays for his enemies.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">39. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/23-39.htm">Two criminals are crucified with him.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">46. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/23-46.htm">His death.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">50. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/23-50.htm">His burial.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The Greek word for "followed" is "akoloutheo," which implies not just physical following but also a deeper sense of discipleship or allegiance. Historically, this scene is set during the Passover festival, a time when Jerusalem was bustling with pilgrims. The presence of a large crowd underscores the public nature of Jesus' trial and execution, drawing attention to the widespread impact of His ministry and the events leading to His crucifixion.<p><b>including women</b><br />The mention of women is significant in the Gospel of Luke, which often highlights the role of women in Jesus' ministry. In a cultural context where women were often marginalized, their presence here is notable. The Greek word "gynaikes" is used, emphasizing their identity and role. These women were likely part of the group of followers who had supported Jesus throughout His ministry, demonstrating their loyalty and compassion even in His darkest hour. This inclusion also reflects the broader theme of the Gospel, which often elevates the status of women and other marginalized groups.<p><b>who kept mourning and wailing for Him</b><br />The phrase "mourning and wailing" captures the deep emotional response of these women. The Greek words "kopto" (to mourn) and "threneo" (to wail) convey a sense of intense grief and lamentation. This public display of sorrow was a common cultural practice in Jewish society, especially during times of death and tragedy. The women's lamentation is not just for Jesus as a person but also for the loss of hope and the perceived end of His mission. Their mourning reflects the broader sorrow of humanity in the face of suffering and injustice, yet it also sets the stage for the hope and redemption that will follow through the resurrection.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/luke/23.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(27) <span class= "bld">A great company of people, and of women.</span>--Here, again, we come across a characteristic incident peculiar to St. Luke, and obviously derived from the devout women to whom we have traced so many facts which he alone records. (See <span class= "ital">Introduction.</span>)<span class= "ital"> "</span>Daughters of Jerusalem" were there, as our Lord's words show--perhaps one of the sisterhoods which were formed in that city for mitigating the sufferings of condemned criminals by narcotic drinks (Deutsch. <span class= "ital">Remains,</span> p. 38)--and among these may have been Mary and Martha, but <a href="/luke/23-49.htm" title="And all his acquaintance, and the women that followed him from Galilee, stood afar off, beholding these things.">Luke 23:49</a> implies the presence of women from Galilee also. The wailing was loud and bitter, for they, we may believe, had cherished, even more fondly than the disciples, the thought that "the kingdom of God should immediately appear" (<a href="/luke/19-11.htm" title="And as they heard these things, he added and spoke a parable, because he was near to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear.">Luke 19:11</a>).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/luke/23.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 27.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him</span>. The great company was made up of the usual concourse of curious lookers-on, of disciples, and others who had heard him in past days, and now came, with much horror, to see the end. <span class="accented">The women</span> specially noticed consisted mostly, no doubt, of holy women of his own company, such as the "Maries," together with some of those kindly Jerusalem ladies who were in the habit of soothing the last hours of these condemned ones - unhappily in those sad days so numerous - with narcotics and anodynes. These kindly offices were apparently not forbidden by the Roman authorities. This recital respecting the women is peculiar to St. Luke. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/luke/23-27.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">A great</span><br /><span class="grk">πολὺ</span> <span class="translit">(poly)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4183.htm">Strong's 4183: </a> </span><span class="str2">Much, many; often. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">number</span><br /><span class="grk">πλῆθος</span> <span class="translit">(plēthos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4128.htm">Strong's 4128: </a> </span><span class="str2">A multitude, crowd, great number, assemblage. From pletho; a fulness, i.e. A large number, throng, populace.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of people</span><br /><span class="grk">λαοῦ</span> <span class="translit">(laou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2992.htm">Strong's 2992: </a> </span><span class="str2">Apparently a primary word; a people.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">followed</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἠκολούθει</span> <span class="translit">(Ēkolouthei)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_190.htm">Strong's 190: </a> </span><span class="str2">To accompany, attend, follow. Properly, to be in the same way with, i.e. To accompany.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Him,</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτῷ</span> <span class="translit">(autō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">including</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">women</span><br /><span class="grk">γυναικῶν</span> <span class="translit">(gynaikōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1135.htm">Strong's 1135: </a> </span><span class="str2">A woman, wife, my lady. Probably from the base of ginomai; a woman; specially, a wife.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who</span><br /><span class="grk">αἳ</span> <span class="translit">(hai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3739.htm">Strong's 3739: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">kept mourning</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐκόπτοντο</span> <span class="translit">(ekoptonto)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2875.htm">Strong's 2875: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary verb; to 'chop'; specially, to beat the breast in grief.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">wailing</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐθρήνουν</span> <span class="translit">(ethrēnoun)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2354.htm">Strong's 2354: </a> </span><span class="str2">Intrans: I lament, wail; trans: I bewail. From threnos; to bewail.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for Him.</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτόν</span> <span class="translit">(auton)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/luke/23-27.htm">Luke 23:27 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/luke/23-27.htm">Luke 23:27 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/luke/23-27.htm">Luke 23:27 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/luke/23-27.htm">Luke 23:27 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/luke/23-27.htm">Luke 23:27 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/luke/23-27.htm">Luke 23:27 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/luke/23-27.htm">Luke 23:27 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/luke/23-27.htm">Luke 23:27 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/luke/23-27.htm">Luke 23:27 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/luke/23-27.htm">Luke 23:27 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/luke/23-27.htm">NT Gospels: Luke 23:27 A great multitude of the people followed (Luke Lu Lk) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/luke/23-26.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Luke 23:26"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Luke 23:26" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/luke/23-28.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Luke 23:28"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Luke 23:28" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>