Luke 6:25

New Testament Gospel ASV (1901)

What does Luke 6:25 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Woe unto you, ye that are full now! for ye shall hunger. Woe [unto you], ye that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Woe unto you, ye that are full now! for ye shall hunger. Woe [unto you], ye that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep.
Luke 6:25 — American Standard Version

Context — Luke 6

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
25Woe unto you, ye that are full now! for ye shall hunger. Woe [unto you], ye that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Woe unto you that are full, etc.] Not so much with the plenty and affluence of the things of this life, as of themselves, and their own righteousness, and so with conceit, vanity, and pride, and have no appetite for spiritual things, nor do they hunger and thirst after Christ, and the grace that is in him: for ye shall hunger; not that they shall truly and spiritually desire an interest in Christ, and his righteousness, or heaven and eternal life hereafter; but they shall be in starving and famishing circumstances; and whilst the saints are feeding upon the joys and glories of the other world, compared to a banquet, they shall be without, and have no share in these things; (<236513>Isaiah…”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“See this passage fully illustrated in the sermon on the mount, in Matt. 5–7. 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 consolation in them. It implies, farther, that they would not seek or receive consolation from the gospel. They were proud, and would not seek it; satisfied, and did not desire it; filled with cares, and had no time or disposition to attend to…”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Full - Of meat and drink, and worldly goods. That laugh - That are of a light trifling spirit. Luke 6:26”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“full: Deu 6:11, Deu 6:12; Sa1 2:5; Pro 30:9; Isa 28:7, Isa 65:13; Phi 4:12, Phi 4:13; Rev 3:17 hunger: Isa 8:21, Isa 9:20, Isa 65:13 laugh: Luk 8:53, Luk 16:14, Luk 16:15; Psa 22:6, Psa 22:7; Pro 14:13; Ecc 2:2, Ecc 7:3, Ecc 7:6; Eph 5:4; Jam 4:9 mourn: Luk 12:20, Luk 13:28; Job 20:5-7, Job 21:11-13; Psa 49:19; Isa 21:3, Isa 21:4, Isa 24:7-12; Dan 5:4-6; Amo 8:10; Nah 1:10; Mat 22:11-13; Th1 5:3; Rev 18:7-11 Luke 6:26”
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