Luke 6:25 (DRB)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

Luke 6:26 Woe to you when men shall bless you: for according to these things did their fathers to the false prophets.

Luke 6:27 But I say to you that hear: Love your enemies. Do good to them 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 that are rich..." into verse 26's "Woe to you when men shall bless...", 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.