Luke 6:24

Woe to the Self-Satisfied

24 But woe to you who are rich, because you have received your comfort.

Luke 6:24 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 6:24

But woe unto you that are rich
Not in worldly riches and substance, for some of these have been, and are happy persons in a spiritual sense; and at most, it can only mean such, who trust in their riches, and place their, happiness in them; but it chiefly regards such, as are rich in their own opinion, and stand in need of nothing; who place their confidence in their own righteousness, and do not apply to Christ, in whom alone are durable riches and righteousness:

for ye have received your consolation;
which they take from their own works, and a very unstable and short lived one it is; for while they are crying Peace, Peace, to themselves, from their own services, sudden destruction comes upon them, and all their comforts vanish away: for there is no true solid comfort but in Christ, and in his righteousness; that administers consolation now, and lays a foundation for everlasting comfort hereafter.

Luke 6:24 In-Context

22 Blessed are you when people hate you, when they exclude you, insult you, and slander your name as evil, because of the Son of Man.
23 "Rejoice in that day and leap for joy! Take note-your reward is great in heaven, because this is the way their ancestors used to treat the prophets.
24 But woe to you who are rich, because you have received your comfort.
25 Woe to you who are full now, because you will be hungry. Woe to you who are laughing now, because you will mourn and weep.
26 Woe to you when all people speak well of you, because this is the way their ancestors used to treat the false prophets.
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