Luke 6:21

Ashrey are the ones hungering now, for you will eat your fill. Ashrey are the ones weeping now, for you will laugh. + 6:21 Isa 55:1,2; 61:2,3

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.

In Context

20And lifting up his eyes to look at his talmidim, Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach said, Ashrey are the aniyim (poor), for yours is the Malchut Hashem.

22Ashrey are you when Bnei Adam have sinas chinom (baseless hatred) for you and when they ostracize you and they reproach you and cast out your name as rah (evil) on account of the Bar Enosh. + 6:22 Moshiach, Dan 7:13-14

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Cross References

Genesis 17:17Then Avraham fell upon his face, and yitzchak (laughed), and said in his lev, Shall a child be born unto him that is a hundred shanah? And shall Sarah, that is ninety shanah, bear?

Psalms 6:6For in mavet there is no remembrance of Thee; 1 in Sheol who shall give Thee thanks? 1

Psalms 28:7Hashem is my strength and my mogen; 1 my lev trusts in Him, 1 and I am helped; 1 therefore my lev greatly rejoiceth; 1 and with my song will I thank Him. 1

Psalms 42:1(For the one directing, Maskil, for the Bnei Korach) 1

Psalms 65:4Divrei avonot (instances of iniquity) overwhelm me; 1 as for peysha'einu (our transgressions), Thou hast made kapporah for them. 1

Psalms 119:136Rivers of waters run down mine eyes, 1 for they are not shomer over Thy torah. צ TZADDI 1

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 →

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