Luke 23:29
King James Version
28 Jul 2026
“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.”
ἰδού
Behold, look, see. Idou. Scripture uses this word to arrest attention before something significant. God is about to speak. Pay attention.
ἔρχομαι
are coming
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ἔρχομαι
To come, to go, to arrive. Erchomai. Come Lord Jesus. The final prayer of Scripture is an invitation. The church lives in expectation of His return.
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ἡμέρα
days
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ἡμέρα
Day. Hemera. This is the day the LORD has made. Every day is a gift from God. The right response to any day is rejoicing in the One who gave it.
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ῥέω
they will say;
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ῥέω
To utter, to speak, to say. Rhéō. Words are not passive; they carry weight and shape reality. Speak with intention.
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μακάριος
Blessed are
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μακάριος
Blessed, happy, to be envied. Makarios. Blessed are the poor in spirit. Makarios describes the state of those who are right with God. It is deeper than happiness. It is well-being of the soul.
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στείρος
barren
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στείρος
Barren, sterile, unable to bear children. Steíros. Sarah was barren, Elizabeth was barren, yet God opened both their wombs. No condition is beyond His reach. Never confuse your limitations with His.
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κοιλία
wombs
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κοιλία
Belly, womb, innermost being. Koilía. From the physical depths of hunger to the hidden springs of the heart, Scripture uses this word to name what drives us from within. What fills your koilía shapes you.
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γεννάω
did bear
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γεννάω
To beget, to be born. Gennao. That which is born of the Spirit is spirit. New birth is divine not human. You cannot birth yourself into the kingdom. God does it.
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μαστός
breasts
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μαστός
Breast, chest, bosom. Mastos. Blessed are the breasts that nursed you, the crowds cried out to Jesus. The body that sustains life is itself a gift. Honor what God uses to nourish.
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τρέφω
they feed.
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τρέφω
but perhaps strengthened from the base of G5157 (τροπή) through the idea of convolution); properly, to stiffen, i.e. fatten (by implication, to cherish (with food, etc.), pamper, rear)
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