Luke 6:21
Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.
KJV
μακάριοι οἱ πεινῶντες νῦν, ὅτι χορτασθήσεσθε. μακάριοι οἱ κλαίοντες νῦν, ὅτι γελάσετε.
Greek NT
Beati qui nunc esuritis, quia saturabimini. Beati qui nunc fletis, quia ridebitis.
Vulgate
Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.
ASV
Blessed are ye that hunger now: for you shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for you shall laugh.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
8 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
γελάω
gelao
verb · 2×
κλαίω
klaio
verb · 40×
μακάριος
makarios
adjective · 50×
νῦν
nun
adverb · 147×
πεινάω
peinao
verb · 23×
χορτάζω
chortazo
verb · 15×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὅτι
oti
conjunction · 1299×
Themes
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§2444"The Church's love for the poor . . . is a part of her constant tradition." This love is inspired by the Gospel of the Beatitudes, of the poverty of Jesus, and of his concern for the poor.234 Love for the poor is even one of the motives for the duty of working so as to "be able to give to those in need."235 It extends not only to material poverty but also to the many forms of c…
Cross-references
- 1Cor 4:11 — Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwellingplace;
- 1Cor 7:30 — And they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and they that buy, as though they possessed not;
- 2Cor 6:10 — As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.
- Eccl 3:4 — A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
- Eccl 7:3 — Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.
- Gen 17:17 — Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?
- Gen 21:6 — And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me.
- Isa 30:19 — For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem: thou shalt weep no more: he will be very gracious unto thee at the voice of thy cry; when he shall hear it, he will answer thee.
- Isa 30:19 — For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem: thou shalt weep no more: he will be very gracious unto thee at the voice of thy cry; when he shall hear it, he will answer thee.
- Isa 55:1 — 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.
- Isa 61:1 — 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 th
- Isa 61:2 — To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;
- Jas 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.
- Jas 4:9 — Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.
- Jer 31:9 — They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them: I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble: for I am a father to Israel,
- Jer 31:9 — They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them: I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble: for I am a father to Israel,
- Jer 31:13 — 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.
- Job 5:11 — To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety.
- Job 8:21 — Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing.
- John 4:10 — Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.
- 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.
- John 7:37 — In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.
- John 16:20 — Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.
- John 16:20 — Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.
- Luke 1:53 — He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.
- 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.
- Matt 5:4 — Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
- Matt 5:4 — Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
- Matt 5:6 — Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
- Matt 5:6 — Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
- Ps 17:15 — As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.
- Ps 30:11 — Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;
- Ps 107:9 — For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.
- Ps 126:1 — When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream.
- Ps 126:5 — They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.
- Rev 7:16 — They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat.
- Rev 7:16 — They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat.