Luke 6:22 (WEB)

Passage

Blessed are you when men shall hate you, and when they shall exclude and mock you, and throw out your name as evil, for the Son of Man’s sake.

Nearby Context

Luke 6:20 He lifted up his eyes to his disciples, and said, “Blessed are you who are poor, God’s Kingdom is yours.

Luke 6:21 Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.

Luke 6:22 Blessed are you when men shall hate you, and when they shall exclude and mock you, and throw out your name as evil, for the Son of Man’s sake.

Luke 6:23 Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven, for their fathers did the same thing to the prophets.

Luke 6:24 “But woe to you who are rich! For you have received your consolation.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "blessed", "shall", "hate", "exclude", "mock", "throw", and "name". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "blessed" and "shall", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 21's "Blessed are you who hunger now for..." into verse 23's "Rejoice in that day and leap for...", so "blessed" 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 "blessed" and "shall" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.