What does Luke 6:23 say?

rejoice in that day, and leap, for lo, your reward is great in the heaven, for according to these things were their fathers doing to the prophets.

What translation is this?

This passage is displayed in the Young's Literal Translation (YLT) translation on Scripture Lens.

What are related verses?

Related passages to Luke 6:23 include Deuteronomy 7:9, Malachi 3:6, Luke 6:22, Luke 6:24, and Luke 5, and more.

Luke 6:23 (YLT)

Passage

rejoice in that day, and leap, for lo, your reward <FI>is<Fi> great in the heaven, for according to these things were their fathers doing to the prophets.

Nearby Context

Luke 6:21 `Happy those hungering now--because ye shall be filled. `Happy those weeping now--because ye shall laugh.

Luke 6:22 `Happy are ye when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you, and shall reproach, and shall cast forth your name as evil, for the Son of Man's sake--

Luke 6:23 rejoice in that day, and leap, for lo, your reward <FI>is<Fi> great in the heaven, for according to these things were their fathers doing to the prophets.

Luke 6:24 `But woe to you--the rich, because ye have got your comfort.

Luke 6:25 `Woe to you who have been filled--because ye shall hunger. `Woe to you who are laughing now--because ye shall mourn and weep.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "rejoice", "leap", "reward", "great", "heaven", "things", "fathers", and "doing". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "rejoice" and "leap", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 22's "Happy are ye when men shall hate..." into verse 24's "But woe to you--the rich because ye...", so "rejoice" and "leap" 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 "rejoice" and "leap" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.