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Luke 23:28-33 New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

28. Jesus turned and said to them, "Daughters of Jerusalem, do not cry for me. Cry for yourselves and for your children.

29. The time will come when you will say, 'Blessed are the women who can't have children! Blessed are those who never gave birth or nursed babies!'

30. It is written, " 'The people will say to the mountains, "Fall on us!" They'll say to the hills, "Cover us!" ' (Hosea 10:8)

31. People do these things when trees are green. So what will happen when trees are dry?"

32. Two other men were also led out with Jesus to be killed. Both of them had broken the law.

33. The soldiers brought them to the place called The Skull. There they nailed Jesus to the cross. He hung between the two criminals. One was on his right and one was on his left.

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