Luke 1:53 (WEB)

Passage

He has filled the hungry with good things. He has sent the rich away empty.

Nearby Context

Luke 1:51 He has shown strength with his arm. He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

Luke 1:52 He has put down princes from their thrones. And has exalted the lowly.

Luke 1:53 He has filled the hungry with good things. He has sent the rich away empty.

Luke 1:54 He has given help to Israel, his servant, that he might remember mercy,

Luke 1:55 As he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and his offspring forever.”

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "filled", "hungry", "good", "things", "sent", "rich", "away", and "empty". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "filled" and "hungry", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 52's "He has put down princes from their..." into verse 54's "He has given help to Israel his...", so "filled" and "hungry" 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 "hungry" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.