Luke 6 · Verse 21

Luke 6:21

Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.
Luke 6:21, King James Version

Luke 6:21 in other translations

BSBBlessed are you who hunger now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.
WEBBlessed are you who hunger now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.
ASVBlessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.
YLT‘Happy those hungering now--because ye shall be filled. ‘Happy those weeping now--because ye shall laugh.
DARBYBlessed ye that hunger now, for ye shall be filled. Blessed ye that weep now, for ye shall laugh.
BBEHappy are you who are in need of food now: for you will be made full. Happy are you who are weeping now; for you will be glad.
WebsterBlessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.

What does Luke 6:21 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 6:20-21

20-21. In the Sermon on the Mount the benediction is pronounced upon the "poor in spirit" and those who "hunger and thirst after righteousness" (Mt 5:3, 6). Here it is simply on the "poor" and the "hungry now." In this form of the discourse, then, our Lord seems to have had in view "the poor of this world, rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which God hath promised to them that love Him," as these very…

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Barnes' Notes
Verse 21. That hunger now. Matthew has it, "that hunger and thirst after righteousness." Matthew has expressed more fully what Luke has briefly, but there is no contradiction.

(w) "that hunger now", Is 55:1 (x) "shall be filled", Ps 107:9 (y) "that weep now", Is 61:3, Rev 21:4

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 6:20-26

Here begins a discourse of Christ, most of which is also found in Mt 5; 7. But some think that this was preached at another time and place. All believers that take the precepts of the gospel to themselves, and live by them, may take the promises of the gospel to themselves, and live upon them. Woes are denounced against prosperous sinners as miserable people, though the world envies them. Those are blessed indeed…

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Luke 6:21 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ΜακάριοιMakarioiBlessed [are]G3107
οἱhoithoseG3588
πεινῶντεςpeinōnteshungeringG3983
νῦν,nunnow,G3568
ὅτιhotiforG3754
χορτασθήσεσθε.¶chortasthēsestheyou will be filled.G5526
ΜακάριοιMakarioiBlessed [are]G3107
οἱhoithoseG3588
κλαίοντεςklaiontesweepingG2799
νῦν,nunnow,G3568
ὅτιhotiforG3754
γελάσετε.¶gelaseteyou will laugh.G1070

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Luke 6:21

  • John 6:35

    And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.

  • James 1:12

    Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.

  • Matthew 5:6

    Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

  • Isaiah 61:1-3

    The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn; To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.

  • Revelation 7:16

    They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat.

  • Matthew 5:4

    Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

  • Isaiah 55:1-2

    Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.

  • Psalms 107:9

    For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.

  • Luke 1:53

    He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.

  • Luke 6:25

    Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep.

  • Psalms 126:1-2

    A Song of degrees. When the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream. Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The Lord hath done great things for them.

  • Jeremiah 31:13-14

    Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together: for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow. And I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, saith the Lord.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
ye that hunger.
25; 1:53; Ps 42:1,2; 143:6; Isa 55:1,2; 1Co 4:11; 2Co 11:27; 12:10
for ye shall be.
Ps 17:15; 63:1-5; 65:4; 107:9; Isa 25:6; 44:3,4; 49:9,10; 65:13; 66:10
Jer 31:14,25; Mt 5:6; Joh 4:10; 6:35; 7:37,38; Re 7:16
ye that weep.
25; Ps 6:6-8; 42:3; 119:136; 126:5,6; Ec 7:2,3; Isa 30:19; 57:17
Isa 57:18; 61:1-3; Jer 9:1; 13:17; 31:9,13,18-20; Eze 7:16; 9:4
Mt 5:4; Joh 11:35; 16:20,21; Ro 9:1-3; 2Co 1:4-6; 6:10; 7:10,11
Jas 1:2-4,12; 1Pe 1:6-8; Re 21:3
ye shall laugh.
Ge 17:17; 21:6; Ps 28:7; 30:11,12; 126:1,2; Isa 12:1,2; 65:14

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Context

  • Luke 6:20

    And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.

  • Luke 6:21

    Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.

  • Luke 6:22

    Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man’s sake.

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Luke 6:21 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Bienaventurados los que ahora tenéis hambre; porque seréis saciados. Bienaventurados los que ahora lloráis, porque reiréis.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
bienheureux, vous qui maintenant avez faim, car vous serez rassasiés; bienheureux, vous qui pleurez maintenant, car vous rirez.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Glückselig, die ihr jetzt hungert, denn ihr werdet gesättigt werden. Glückselig, die ihr jetzt weinet, denn ihr werdet lachen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Beati qui nunc esuritis, quia saturabimini. Beati qui nunc fletis, quia ridebitis.