17 And he said to them, "What are these matters that you are discussing with one another as you* are walking along?" And they stood still, looking sad.
Luke 24:17 Cross References - LEB
Ezekiel 9:4-6
4 And Yahweh said to him, "Go through in the midst of the city, in the midst of Jerusalem, and you must place a mark on the foreheads of the men ⌊who are groaning and lamenting⌋* about all of the detestable things ⌊that are being done⌋* in the midst of her."
5 And to the others he said in my hearing, "Go through the city behind him and kill! Your eyes shall not take pity, and you shall not have compassion.
6 You must kill ⌊totally⌋* old man, young man and young woman, and little children and women, but ⌊concerning⌋* every man ⌊with the mark on him⌋* you must not approach; and from my sanctuary you must begin." And they began with the old men who ⌊were before⌋* the house.*
John 16:6
6 But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your hearts.
John 16:20-22
20 Truly, truly I say to you, that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice; you will become sorrowful, but your sorrow will change to joy.
21 A woman, when she gives birth, experiences pain because her hour has come. But when her* child is born, she no longer remembers the affliction, on account of the joy that a human being has been born into the world.
22 So you also are experiencing sorrow now, but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy from you.