Luke 6:21

21 beati qui nunc esuritis quia saturabimini beati qui nunc fletis quia ridebitis

Luke 6:21 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 6:21

Blessed are ye that hunger now
Not only suffer hunger and thirst in a literal sense, in this present life, but who have hunger and thirst in a spiritual sense, after righteousness and eternal life, as in ( Matthew 5:6 ) where it is also said as here:

for ye shall be filled:
with righteousness and life; (See Gill on Matthew 5:6).

blessed are ye that weep now;
under afflictions and pressures of life, and mourn for sin, their own, and others:

for ye shall laugh;
be filled with spiritual joy and pleasure, and be comforted with the consolations of the Spirit; (See Gill on Matthew 5:4).

Luke 6:21 In-Context

19 et omnis turba quaerebant eum tangere quia virtus de illo exiebat et sanabat omnes
20 et ipse elevatis oculis in discipulos suos dicebat beati pauperes quia vestrum est regnum Dei
21 beati qui nunc esuritis quia saturabimini beati qui nunc fletis quia ridebitis
22 beati eritis cum vos oderint homines et cum separaverint vos et exprobraverint et eiecerint nomen vestrum tamquam malum propter Filium hominis
23 gaudete in illa die et exultate ecce enim merces vestra multa in caelo secundum haec enim faciebant prophetis patres eorum
The Latin Vulgate is in the public domain.