Luk 19:41-42, Rom 9:1-3, 2Cor 12:21, Phili 3:18 | ESV | STEP | And when he drew near and saw the city , he wept over it ,

Luke 19:41-42

Jesus Weeps over Jerusalem

41 ^aAnd when he drew near and saw the city, ^bhe wept over it, 42 saying, ^c“Would that you, even you, had known on this day the things that make for peace! But now ^dthey are hidden from your eyes.

Romans 9:1-3

God’s Sovereign Choice

1 ^eI am speaking the truth in Christ—I am not lying; my conscience bears me witness in the Holy Spirit— 2 that I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart. 3 For ^fI could wish that I myself were ^gaccursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers, ^{▼▼Or brothers and sisters} my kinsmen ⁱaccording to the flesh.

2 Corinthians 12:21

21 I fear that when I come again my God may humble me before you, and I may have to mourn over many of those ^jwho sinned earlier and have not repented of the impurity, ^ksexual immorality, and sensuality that they have practiced.

Philippians 3:18

18 For ^lmany, of whom I have often told you and now tell you ^meven with tears, walk as enemies of the cross of Christ.