Luke 6:25
How sad are you who are full now, for you will become hungry. How sad are you who laugh now, for you will mourn and cry.
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24But how sad are you who are rich, for you have already received your reward.
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:5Those who used to have plenty of food now have to work to earn a crust, while those who used to be hungry now have become fat. The woman who was childless now has seven children, while the woman with many children fades away.
Job 21:11They send out their little ones like lambs to play; their children dance around.
Psalms 49:19but their destiny is the same as their forefathers: they will never again see the light of day.
Proverbs 30:9Otherwise if I have plenty of money, I may give up on you, saying, “Who is the Lord?” while if I'm poor I may steal and bring the name of my God into disrepute.
Ecclesiastes 7:3Sorrow is better than laughter, for tragedy helps us by making us think.
Isaiah 8:21They will wander around the country, depressed and hungry. When they are starving they will become furious, and looking up they will curse their king and their God.
Matthew Henry on Luke 6:21-27
Blessings and Woes. 20 And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God. 21 Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh. 22 Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake. 23 Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in the… Read the whole commentary →