Luke 6:25

Luke 6:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep.
• New International Version (NIV)Woe to you who are well fed now, for you will go hungry. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Woe to you who are full now, for you shall be hungry. "Woe to you who laugh now, for you shall mourn and weep.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Woe to you who are full, For you shall hunger. Woe to you who laugh now, For you shall mourn and weep.

Context of Luke 6:25

23Rejoice in that day, and jump for joy, because your reward is great in heaven. For their ancestors did the same things to the prophets. 24“But woe to you who are rich, for you have received your comfort already. “Woe to you who are well satisfied with food now, for you will be hungry. “Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep. 26“Woe to you when all people speak well of you, for their ancestors did the same things to the false prophets. 27“But I say to you who are listening: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,

Luke 6:25 word by word

Οὐαὶ ὑμῖν οἱ ἐμπεπλησμένοι νῦν, ὅτι πεινάσετε.¶ Οὐαὶ οἱ γελῶντες νῦν, ὅτι πενθήσετε καὶ κλαύσετε.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Woeοὐαίouai · woe!G3759
• unto youσύsu · youG4771
• that are fullἐμπίμπλημιempiplēmi emplēthō · to fill upG1705
• forὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• ye shall hungerπεινάωpeinaō · to hungerG3983
• that laughγελάωgelaō · to laughG1070
• nowνῦνnun · nowG3568
• ye shall mournπενθέωpentheō · to mournG3996
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• weepκλαίωklaiō · to weepG2799

Cross-references for Luke 6:25

• Deuteronomy 6:11houses filled with choice things you did not accumulate, hewn out cisterns you did not dig, and vineyards and olive groves you did not plant – and you eat your fill,
• 1 Samuel 2:5Those who are well-fed hire themselves out to earn food, but the hungry no longer lack. Even the barren woman gives birth to seven, but the one with many children withers away.
• Proverbs 30:9lest I become satisfied and act deceptively and say, “Who is the Lord?” Or lest I become poor and steal and demean the name of my God.
• Isaiah 28:7Even these men stagger because of wine, they stumble around because of beer – priests and prophets stagger because of beer, they are confused because of wine, they stumble around because of beer; they stagger while seeing prophetic visions, they totter while making legal decisions.
• Isaiah 65:13So this is what the sovereign Lord says: “Look, my servants will eat, but you will be hungry! Look, my servants will drink, but you will be thirsty! Look, my servants will rejoice, but you will be humiliated!
• Philippians 4:12I have experienced times of need and times of abundance. In any and every circumstance I have learned the secret of contentment, whether I go satisfied or hungry, have plenty or nothing.
• Revelation 3:17Because you say, “I am rich and have acquired great wealth, and need nothing,” but do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked,
• Isaiah 8:21They will pass through the land destitute and starving. Their hunger will make them angry, and they will curse their king and their God as they look upward.
• Isaiah 9:20They devoured on the right, but were still hungry, they ate on the left, but were not satisfied. People even ate the flesh of their own arm!
• Luke 8:53And they began making fun of him, because they knew that she was dead.
• Luke 16:14The Pharisees (who loved money) heard all this and ridiculed him.
• Psalms 22:6But I am a worm, not a man; people insult me and despise me.
• Proverbs 14:13Even in laughter the heart may ache, and the end of joy may be grief.
• Ecclesiastes 2:2I said of partying, “It is folly,” and of self-indulgent pleasure, “It accomplishes nothing!”
• Ecclesiastes 7:3Sorrow is better than laughter, because sober reflection is good for the heart.
• Ephesians 5:4Neither should there be vulgar speech, foolish talk, or coarse jesting – all of which are out of character – but rather thanksgiving.

Commentaries on Luke 6:25

• 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. 24-26Promises of blessing for the poor and oppressed are balanced in Luke with predictions of sorrow for the rich and powerful. Those who trust in themselves will be humbled, while those who depend on God will be blessed. The Old Testament prophets often pronounced woes against nations and rulers who oppressed God’s people and rejected his authority (for example, Isaiah 3:11; 5:8; Jeremiah 50:27; Zechariah 11:17).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 24-2524-25. rich ... full ... laugh--who have all their good things and joyous feelings here and now, in perishable objects. received your consolation--(see on Lu 16:25). shall hunger--their inward craving strong as ever, but the materials of satisfaction forever gone.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