Luke 6:25 (WEB)

Passage

Woe to you, you who are full now, for you will be hungry. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.

Nearby Context

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.

Luke 6:25 Woe to you, you who are full now, for you will be hungry. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.

Luke 6:26 Woe, when men speak well of you, for their fathers did the same thing to the false prophets.

Luke 6:27 “But I tell you who hear: love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "full", "hungry", "laugh", "mourn", and "weep". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "full" and "hungry", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 24's "But woe to you who are rich..." into verse 26's "Woe when men speak well of you...", so "full" 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 "full" and "hungry" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.