Luke 6:24 (GNV)

Passage

But wo be to you that are rich: for ye haue receiued your consolation.

Nearby Context

Luke 6:22 Blessed are ye when men hate you, and when they separate you, and reuile you, and put out your name as euill, for the Sonne of mans sake.

Luke 6:23 Reioyce ye in that day, and be glad: for beholde, your reward is great in heauen: for after this maner their fathers did to the Prophets.

Luke 6:24 But wo be to you that are rich: for ye haue receiued your consolation.

Luke 6:25 Wo be to you that are full: for ye shall hunger. Wo be to you that now laugh: for ye shall wayle and weepe.

Luke 6:26 Wo be to you when all men speake well of you: for so did their fathers to the false prophets.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 23's "Reioyce ye in that day and be..." into verse 25's "Wo be to you that are full...", so "rich" and "haue" 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 "haue" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.