Lukas 6:24

24 Maar wee u, gij rijken, want gij hebt uw troost weg.

Lukas 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.

Lukas 6:24 In-Context

22 Zalig zijt gij, wanneer u de mensen haten, en wanneer zij u afscheiden, en smaden, en uw naam als kwaad verwerpen, om des Zoons des mensen wil.

23 Verblijdt u in dien dag, en zijt vrolijk; want, ziet, uw loon is groot in den hemel; want hun vaders deden desgelijks den profeten.

24 Maar wee u, gij rijken, want gij hebt uw troost weg.

25 Wee u, die verzadigd zijt, want gij zult hongeren. Wee u, die nu lacht, want gij zult treuren en wenen.

26 Wee u, wanneer al de mensen wel van u spreken, want hun vaders deden desgelijks den valsen profeten.