17 And he said unto them––What are these things which ye are debating one with another, as ye walk along? And they came to a stand, sad in countenance.
Luke 24:17 Cross References - Rotherham
Ezekiel 9:4-6
4 Then said Yahweh unto him, Pass along through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem,––and set thou a mark upon the foreheads of the men who are sighing and crying over all the abominations. that are being done in her midst.
5 But, unto these, said he in mine ears, Pass along through the city after him, and smite,––let not your eye, shield, neither have ye pity: 6 elder, young man and virgin, and little ones and women, shall ye slay utterly, but, unto any man who hath upon him the mark, do not ye come near, and, at my sanctuary, shall ye begin. So they began with the elder men, who were before the house.
5 But, unto these, said he in mine ears, Pass along through the city after him, and smite,––let not your eye, shield, neither have ye pity: 6 elder, young man and virgin, and little ones and women, shall ye slay utterly, but, unto any man who hath upon him the mark, do not ye come near, and, at my sanctuary, shall ye begin. So they began with the elder men, who were before the house.
John 16:6
6 But, because, these things, I have told you, sorrow, hath filled your heart.
John 16:20-22
20 Verily, verily, I say unto you––Ye, shall weep and lament, but, the world, shall rejoice: Ye, shall be grieved, but, your grief, into joy, shall be turned.
21 A woman, as soon as she is about to bring forth, hath, grief, because her hour hath come; but, as soon as she hath given birth to the child, no longer, remembereth she the anguish, by reason of the joy, that a human being into the world hath been born.
22 And, ye, therefore, now, indeed have grief; but, again, will I see you, and your heart shall rejoice,––and, your joy, no one, shall force from you.