Luke 6:21 “Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be filled. Blessed are yo…”

Luke 6:21

Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

Blessed are ye that hunger nowe: for ye shalbe satisfied: blessed are ye that weepe now: for ye shall laugh.

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

'Happy those hungering now — because ye shall be filled. 'Happy those weeping now — because ye shall laugh.

Bible in Basic English

Happy 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.

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Cross references

“ye that hunger”

Luke 6:25 Luke 1:53 1 Corinthians 4:11 Psalm 143:6 2 Corinthians 11:27 2 Corinthians 12:10

Luke 6:25 · BSB

Woe to you who are well fed now, for you will hunger. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.

Luke 1:53 · BSB

He has filled the hungry with good things, but has sent the rich away empty.

1 Corinthians 4:11 · BSB

To this very hour we are hungry and thirsty, we are poorly clothed, we are brutally treated, we are homeless.

Psalm 143:6 · BSB

I stretch out my hands to You; my soul thirsts for You like a parched land. Selah

2 Corinthians 11:27 · BSB

in labor and toil and often without sleep, in hunger and thirst and often without food, in cold and exposure.

2 Corinthians 12:10 · BSB

That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

“for ye shall be”

Matthew 5:6 John 6:35 Psalm 107:9 Revelation 7:16 Psalm 17:15 John 4:10

Matthew 5:6 · BSB

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.

John 6:35 · BSB

Jesus answered, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to Me will never hunger, and whoever believes in Me will never thirst.

Psalm 107:9 · BSB

For He satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.

Revelation 7:16 · BSB

‘Never again will they hunger, and never will they thirst; nor will the sun beat down upon them, nor any scorching heat.’

Psalm 17:15 · BSB

As for me, I will behold Your face in righteousness; when I awake, I will be satisfied in Your presence.

John 4:10 · BSB

Jesus answered, “If you knew the gift of God and who is asking you for a drink, you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.”

“ye that weep”

James 1:12 Isaiah 61:1–3 Matthew 5:4 Isaiah 30:19 Jeremiah 31:9 Psalm 6:6–8

James 1:12 · BSB

Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.

Isaiah 61:1–3 · BSB

The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,

Matthew 5:4 · BSB

Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.

Isaiah 30:19 · BSB

O people in Zion who dwell in Jerusalem, you will weep no more. He will surely be gracious when you cry for help; when He hears, He will answer you.

Jeremiah 31:9 · BSB

They will come with weeping, and by their supplication I will lead them; I will make them walk beside streams of waters, on a level path where they will not stumble. For I am Israel’s Father, and Ephraim is My firstborn.…

Psalm 6:6–8 · BSB

I am weary from groaning; all night I flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with tears.

“ye shall laugh”

Genesis 17:17 Genesis 21:6 Psalm 28:7 Psalm 30:11 Psalm 30:12 Psalm 126:1

Genesis 17:17 · BSB

Abraham fell facedown. Then he laughed and said to himself, “Can a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Can Sarah give birth at the age of ninety?”

Genesis 21:6 · BSB

Then Sarah said, “God has made me laugh, and everyone who hears of this will laugh with me.”

Psalm 28:7 · BSB

The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart rejoices, and I give thanks to Him with my song.

Psalm 30:11 · BSB

You turned my mourning into dancing; You peeled off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,

Psalm 30:12 · BSB

that my heart may sing Your praises and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks forever.

Psalm 126:1 · BSB

When the LORD restored the captives of Zion, we were like dreamers.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

20Looking up at His disciples, Jesus said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.

22Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil because of the Son of Man.

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