Luke 6:24

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Summary

Luke 6:24

But woe unto you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation.

Woe

For

Luke 16:19

Matthew 6:2

Bible References

Woe

Then He said to them, “Beware, and be on your guard against every form of greed; for not even when one has an abundance does his life consist of his possessions.”

But when he had heard these things, he became very sad, for he was extremely rich.

“Why do the wicked still live,
Continue on, also become very powerful?

Even those who trust in their wealth
And boast in the abundance of their riches?

For I was envious of the arrogant
As I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

“For the waywardness of the naive will kill them,
And the complacency of fools will destroy them.

Then I said, “They are only the poor,
They are foolish;
For they do not know the way of the Lord
Or the ordinance of their God.

Hear this word, you cows of Bashan who are on the mountain of Samaria,
Who oppress the poor, who crush the needy,
Who say to your husbands, “Bring now, that we may drink!”

Woe to those who are at ease in Zion

And to those who feel secure in the mountain of Samaria,
The distinguished men of the foremost of nations,
To whom the house of Israel comes.

‘The latter glory of this house will be greater than the former,’ says the Lord of hosts, ‘and in this place I will give peace,’ declares the Lord of hosts.”

Instruct those who are rich in this present world not to be conceited or to fix their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly supplies us with all things to enjoy.

But you have dishonored the poor man. Is it not the rich who oppress you and personally drag you into court?

Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries which are coming upon you.

Pay her back even as she has paid, and give back to her double according to her deeds; in the cup which she has mixed, mix twice as much for her.

For

“Now there was a rich man, and he habitually dressed in purple and fine linen, joyously living in splendor every day.

“So when you give to the poor, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be honored by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full.