Luke 6:24 (YLT)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

Luke 6:26 `Woe to you when all men shall speak well of you--for according to these things were their fathers doing to false prophets.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "you--the", "rich", and "comfort". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "you--the" and "rich", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 23's "rejoice in that day and leap for..." into verse 25's "Woe to you who have been filled--because...", so "you--the" and "rich" 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 "you--the" and "rich" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.