Luke 6:26 (DRB)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

Luke 6:28 Bless them that curse you and pray for them that calumniate you.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shall", "bless", "things", "fathers", "false", and "prophets". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shall" and "bless", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 25's "Woe to you that are filled for..." into verse 27's "But I say to you that hear...", so "shall" and "bless" 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 "shall" and "bless" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.