Luke 6:23 (DRB)

Passage

Be glad in that day and rejoice: for behold, your reward is great in heaven, For according to these things did their fathers to the prophets.

Nearby Context

Luke 6:21 Blessed are ye that hunger now: for you shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for you shall laugh.

Luke 6:22 Blessed shall you be when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you and shall reproach you and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake.

Luke 6:23 Be glad in that day and rejoice: for behold, your reward is great in heaven, For according to these things did their fathers to the prophets.

Luke 6:24 But woe to you that are rich: for you have your consolation.

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

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "glad", "rejoice", "behold", "reward", "great", "heaven", "things", and "fathers". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "glad" and "rejoice", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 22's "Blessed shall you be when men shall..." into verse 24's "But woe to you that are rich...", so "glad" and "rejoice" 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 "glad" and "rejoice" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.