Luke 6:26 Meaning and Explanation
“Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets.”
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Read Full Chapter →Jesus warns of woe when everyone speaks well of you, for that is how the fathers treated the false prophets.
What Does Luke 6:26 Mean?
The final woe targets applause: beware when all men speak well of you. The true prophets were resisted and grieved; it was the false prophets — the tellers of pleasant lies (Jeremiah 6:14) — who enjoyed universal approval. Popularity, Jesus warns, can be evidence against a messenger.
Faithfulness will sometimes offend, because truth sometimes wounds before it heals. A witness that costs nothing and that no one ever resists may have quietly traded truth for approval. The disciple's aim is not to be disliked — it is to be true, and to let the Lord, not the crowd, write the final review.
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What does Luke 6:26 mean?
Jesus warns of woe when everyone speaks well of you, for that is how the fathers treated the false prophets.