Luke 6:25 Meaning and Explanation
“Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Woe to those who are full now, for they will hunger, and to those who laugh now, for they will mourn and weep.
What Does Luke 6:25 Mean?
The woes continue, mirroring the blessings exactly. The full now will hunger; the laughing now will mourn and weep. Again the hinge is 'now' — Jesus contrasts those who insist on having everything in the present with those who wait on God for what is coming.
Fullness sought apart from God runs dry, and laughter built on ignoring him ends in grief. These words are not against food or joy — Jesus feasted with friends and gladdened a wedding — but against a satisfaction so complete in this world that it never hungers for the next. Better a hunger God will fill than a fullness he must empty.
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What does Luke 6:25 mean?
Woe to those who are full now, for they will hunger, and to those who laugh now, for they will mourn and weep.