Luke 23:29
King James Version
6 Jun 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.”
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.
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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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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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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κοιλία
wombs
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κοιλία
a cavity, i.e. (especially) the abdomen; by implication, the matrix; figuratively, the heart
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μαστός
breasts
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μαστός
a (properly, female) breast (as if kneaded up)
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ῥέω
they will say;
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ῥέω
to utter, i.e. speak or say
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ἰδού
behold
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ἰδού
used as imperative lo!;
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στείρος
barren
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στείρος
"sterile"
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