Luke 6:24 (DBY)

Passage

But woe to you rich, for ye have received your consolation.

Nearby Context

Luke 6:22 Blessed are ye when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you [from them], and shall reproach [you], and cast out your name as wicked, for the Son of man's sake:

Luke 6:23 rejoice in that day and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in the heaven, for after this manner did their fathers act toward the prophets.

Luke 6:24 But woe to you rich, for ye have received your consolation.

Luke 6:25 Woe to you that are filled, for ye shall hunger. Woe to you who laugh now, for ye shall mourn and weep.

Luke 6:26 Woe, when all men speak well of you, for after this manner did their fathers to the false prophets.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "rich", "received", and "consolation". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "rich" and "received", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 23's "rejoice in that day and leap for..." into verse 25's "Woe to you that are filled for...", so "rich" and "received" belong inside that flow. In Luke context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "rich" and "received" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.