Luke 6:25 (DBY)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

Luke 6:27 But to you that hear I say, Love your enemies; do good to those that hate you;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "filled", "shall", "hunger", "laugh", "mourn", and "weep". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "filled" and "shall", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 24's "But woe to you rich for ye..." into verse 26's "Woe when all men speak well of...", so "filled" and "shall" 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 "filled" and "shall" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.