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But woe to those who are with child and to nursing mothers in those days!
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A Woe of Pity, Not Judgment
Commentators universally agree that this "woe" is an expression of Jesus's profound compassion, not a curse or judgment. He is lamenting the immense practical difficulty and suffering that pregnant and nursing mothers would face when needing to flee in haste. This highlights His tender concern for the most vulnerable in a time of crisis.
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19th Century
Anglican
Woe unto them—Better, alas for them, or woe for them. The tone is that of pity rather than denunciation. The har…
Baptist
It must have been a particularly trying time for the women who had to flee from their homes just when they needed quiet and rest. How thoughtful an…
The instructions Jesus gives to his disciples about what to do in view of v.15 are so specific that they must be related to the Jewish War. The dev…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And woe unto them that are with child Not that it should be criminal for them to be with child, or a judgment on them; for it …
Presbyterian
The disciples had asked concerning the times, "When should these things be?" Christ gave them no answer to that; but they had also asked, "What sha…
13th Century
Catholic
Having already related the destruction, in this part He relates that the consummation will come, and He gives a sort of introduction.
And:
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