Luke 6:22 Meaning and Explanation
“Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man’s sake.”
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Read Full Chapter →Jesus calls his followers blessed when they are hated, excluded, insulted, and slandered for the sake of the Son of man.
What Does Luke 6:22 Mean?
The fourth blessing is the longest and the strangest: blessed are you when men hate you, separate you from their company, reproach you, and throw out your very name as evil — for the Son of man's sake. Jesus is describing exclusion: lost friendships, shut doors, a reputation ruined because of loyalty to him.
The blessing is not in the hatred but in the cause — for the Son of man's sake. To be cast out for belonging to Christ is to be counted with Christ, and no company is better. Those pushed out of human circles for his name find themselves drawn deeper into his.
Luke 6:22 in the Original Language
aphorizo (ἀφορίζω), 'separate' -- to mark off by a boundary, to exclude or cast out of a community.
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What does Luke 6:22 mean?
Jesus calls his followers blessed when they are hated, excluded, insulted, and slandered for the sake of the Son of man.