Passage
`Woe to you when all men shall speak well of you--for according to these things were their fathers doing to false prophets.
Luke 6:26 (YLT)
Nearby Context
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,
Luke 6:28 bless those cursing you, and pray for those accusing you falsely;
Study Lenses
The verse centers on "shall", "speak", "well", "you--for", "things", "fathers", "doing", and "false". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shall" and "speak", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The nearby context moves from verse 25's "Woe to you who have been filled--because..." into verse 27's "But I say to you who are...", so "shall" and "speak" 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 "shall" and "speak" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.