Luke 6:26 (GNV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

Luke 6:27 But I say vnto you which heare, Loue your enemies: doe well to them which hate you.

Luke 6:28 Blesse them that curse you, and pray for them which hurt you.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 25's "Wo be to you that are full..." into verse 27's "But I say vnto you which heare...", so "speake" and "well" 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 "speake" and "well" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.