The Mother Hen

, par Pierre

In the following text, Jesus laments over Jerusalem after his triumphal entry into the city a few days before his death.

Luke (13:34) uses the exact same words as Matthew, but places the lament before Jesus’s entry into Jerusalem.

Matthew 23:37 : “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it ! How often have I desired to gather your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing !”