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Verb thrēneō (to wail) in the Gospels-Acts
(Translation from NRSV with a few modifications for a more literal meaning)
Matthew
| 11: 17 | 'We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we wailed (thrēneō), and you did not mourn.' |
Luke
| 7: 32 | They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling to one another, 'We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we wailed (thrēneō), and you did not weep.' |
| 23: 27 | A great number of the people followed him, and among them were women who were beating their breasts and wailing (thrēneō) for him. |
John
| 16: 20 | Very truly, I tell you, you will weep and wail (thrēneō), but the world will rejoice; you will have pain, but your pain will turn into joy. |
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