Neville Goddard on Luke 23:26-31 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Luke 23 in context

Scripture Focus

26And as they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus.

27And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him.

28But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children.

29For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave suck.

30Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.

31For if they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry?

Luke 23:26-31

Biblical Context

Luke 23:26-31 paints an outward scene of Jesus bearing a burden while others lament; the real message is an inner shift of consciousness—awaken to your own state and its future unfoldings rather than clinging to past pain.

Neville's Inner Vision

Viewed through Neville's inner vision, the scene is a drama of states, not men on a road. The cross you see is the burden of a belief you have identified with—an image you have repeatedly carried in your own consciousness. Simon the Cyrenian is a fragment of your will stepping in to bear that burden, showing that a new impulse can enter your life when you need it most. The great crowd and the women lamenting are your thoughts and emotions that cry out from a past assumption. Jesus’ words, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, invite you to awaken your own awareness: the days are coming when barren conditions will be blessed; your inner climate will determine what appears as outward circumstance. The warning, If they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry, is a cue to attend to your inner vitality. The cross becomes a symbol of transformation, not punishment; you revise the mind and the world follows.

Practice This Now

Assume the I AM presence is aware of the scene and revise the burden into a deliberate invitation to transformation. Feel it real by silently declaring, I AM awake to this shift in consciousness, and notice the burden lighten.