New American Standard Bible 2020
Luke 6:21
21Blessed are 1you who are hungry now, for you will be satisfied. Blessed are 2you who weep now, for you will laugh.
Luke 6:21 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.
- New International Version (NIV)Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you shall be satisfied. "Blessed are you who weep now, for you shall laugh.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Blessed are you who hunger now, For you shall be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, For you shall laugh.
Context of Luke 6:21
19And all the people were trying to touch Him, because power was coming from Him and healing them all. 20And He raised His eyes toward His disciples and began saying, “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you will be satisfied. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh. 22Blessed are you when the people hate you, and when they exclude you, and insult you, and scorn your name as evil, on account of the Son of Man. 23Rejoice on that day and jump for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven. For their fathers used to treat the prophets the same way.
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Μακάριοι οἱ πεινῶντες νῦν, ὅτι χορτασθήσεσθε.¶ Μακάριοι οἱ κλαίοντες νῦν, ὅτι γελάσετε.¶Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Luke 6:21
- Luke 6:25Woe to you who are well-fed now, for you will be hungry. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.
- Luke 1:53He has filled the hungry with good things, And sent the rich away empty-handed.
- Psalms 42:1As the deer pants for the water brooks, So my soul pants for You, God.
- Psalms 143:6I spread out my hands to You; My soul longs for You, like a weary land. Selah
- Isaiah 55:1“You there! Everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; And you who have no money come, buy and eat. Come, buy wine and milk Without money and without cost.
- 1 Corinthians 4:11Up to this present hour we are both hungry and thirsty, and are poorly clothed and roughly treated and homeless;
- 2 Corinthians 11:27I have been in labor and hardship, through many sleepless nights, in hunger and thirst, often without food, in cold and exposure.
- 2 Corinthians 12:10Therefore I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in distresses, in persecutions, in difficulties, in behalf of Christ; for when I am weak, then I am strong.
- Psalms 17:15As for me, I shall behold Your face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied with Your likeness when I awake.
- Psalms 63:1God, You are my God; I shall be watching for You; My soul thirsts for You, my flesh yearns for You, In a dry and exhausted land where there is no water.
- Psalms 65:4Blessed is the one You choose and allow to approach You; He will dwell in Your courtyards. We will be satisfied with the goodness of Your house, Your holy temple.
- Psalms 107:9For He has satisfied the thirsty soul, And He has filled the hungry soul with what is good.
- Isaiah 25:6Now the Lord of armies will prepare a lavish banquet for all peoples on this mountain; A banquet of aged wine, choice pieces with marrow, And refined, aged wine.
- Isaiah 44:3For I will pour water on the thirsty land And streams on the dry ground; I will pour out My Spirit on your offspring, And My blessing on your descendants;
- Isaiah 49:9Saying to those who are bound, ‘Go free,’ To those who are in darkness, ‘Show yourselves.’ They will feed along the roads, And their pasture will be on all bare heights.
- Isaiah 65:13Therefore, this is what the Lord God says: “Behold, My servants will eat, but you will be hungry. Behold, My servants will drink, but you will be thirsty. Behold, My servants will rejoice, but you will be put to shame.
Commentaries on Luke 6:21
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20-49Verses 20-49 See this passage fully illustrated in the sermon on the mount, in Luke 6:21 That hunger now - Matthew has it, “that hunger and thirst after righteousness.” Matthew has expressed more fully what Luke has briefly, but there is no contradiction. Luke 6:24-26 These verses have been omitted by Matthew. They seem to have been spoken to the Pharisees. Who are rich - In this world‘s goods. They loved them; they had sought for them; they found their…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 20-26Verses 20-26 Here begins a discourse of Christ, most of which is also found in Mt 5; 7. But some think that this was preached at another time and place. All believers that take the precepts of the gospel to themselves, and live by them, may take the promises of the gospel to themselves, and live upon them. Woes are denounced against prosperous sinners as miserable people, though the world envies them. Those are blessed indeed whom Christ blesses, but…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20-21poor … you who hunger: Compare Matthew 5:3, 6. This statement likely refers to both physical and spiritual poverty. Poverty and suffering tend to make us more dependent on God. The Old Testament includes many promises that God will feed and comfort his people (Psalms 22:26; 107:36–41; 126:1–6; Isaiah 49:10–13; 51:3; 65:13).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 20-2120-21. In the Sermon on the Mount the benediction is pronounced upon the "poor in spirit" and those who "hunger and thirst after righteousness" (Mt 5:3, 6). Here it is simply on the "poor" and the "hungry now." In this form of the discourse, then, our Lord seems to have had in view "the poor of this world, rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which God hath promised to them that love Him," as these very beatitudes are paraphrased by James (Jas 2:5).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Luke 6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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