Luke 6:25 (YLT)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

Luke 6:27 `But I say to you who are hearing, Love your enemies, do good to those hating you,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "been", "filled--because", "shall", "hunger", "laughing", "now--because", and "mourn". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "been" and "filled--because", 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--the rich because ye..." into verse 26's "Woe to you when all men shall...", so "been" and "filled--because" 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 "been" and "filled--because" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.