Luke 6:21

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

God will bless you hungry people. You will have plenty to eat! God will bless you people who are crying. You will laugh!

Cross References

Genesis 17:17

Abraham bowed with his face to the ground and thought, “I am almost a hundred years old. How can I become a father? And Sarah is ninety. How can she have a child?” So he started laughing.

Genesis 21:6

and Sarah said, “God has made me laugh. Now everyone will laugh with me.

Psalm 107:9

To everyone who is thirsty, he gives something to drink; to everyone who is hungry, he gives good things to eat.

Psalm 119:136

When anyone disobeys you, my eyes overflow with tears.

Psalm 143:6

Then I lift my hands in prayer, because my soul is a desert, thirsty for water from you.

Psalm 17:15

I am innocent, LORD, and I will see your face! When I awake, all I want is to see you as you are.

Psalm 28:7

You are my strong shield, and I trust you completely. You have helped me, and I will celebrate and thank you in song.

Psalm 65:4

You bless your chosen ones, and you invite them to live near you in your temple. We will enjoy your house, the sacred temple.

Isaiah 25:6

On this mountain the LORD All-Powerful will prepare for all nations a feast of the finest foods. Choice wines and the best meats will be served.

Isaiah 30:19

People of Jerusalem, you don't need to cry any more. The Lord is kind, and as soon as he hears your cries for help, he will come.

Isaiah 66:10

If you love Jerusalem, celebrate and shout! If you were in sorrow because of the city, you can now be glad.

Jeremiah 13:17

If you are too proud to listen, I will weep alone. Tears will stream from my eyes when the LORD's people are taken away as prisoners.

Jeremiah 31:25

Those who feel tired and worn out will find new life and energy,

Jeremiah 31:9

They will weep and pray as I bring them home. I will lead them to streams of water. They will walk on a level road and not stumble. I am a father to Israel, my favourite children.

Jeremiah 9:1

I wish that my eyes were fountains of tears, so I could cry day and night for my people who were killed.

Ezekiel 7:16

Anyone who survives will escape into the hills, like doves who leave the valleys to find safety. All of you will moan because of your sins.

Ezekiel 9:4

“Walk through the city of Jerusalem and mark the forehead of anyone who is truly upset and sad about the disgusting things that are being done here.”

Matthew 5:4

God blesses those people who grieve. They will find comfort!

Matthew 5:6

God blesses those people who want to obey him more than to eat or drink. They will be given what they want!

Luke 1:53

God gives the hungry good things to eat, and sends the rich away with nothing.

Luke 6:20

Jesus looked at his disciples and said: God will bless you people who are poor. His kingdom belongs to you!

Luke 6:22

God will bless you when others hate you and won't have anything to do with you. God will bless you when people insult you and say cruel things about you, all because you are a follower of the Son of Man.

Luke 6:25

You well-fed people are in for trouble. You will go hungry! You people who are laughing now are in for trouble. You are going to cry and weep!

John 11:35

Jesus started crying,

John 4:10

Jesus answered, “You don't know what God wants to give you, and you don't know who is asking you for a drink. If you did, you would ask me for the water that gives life.”

John 6:35

Jesus replied: I am the bread that gives life! No one who comes to me will ever be hungry. No one who has faith in me will ever be thirsty.

1 Corinthians 4:11

Even today we go hungry and thirsty and don't have anything to wear except rags. We are ill-treated and don't have a place to live.

2 Corinthians 11:27

I have worked and struggled and spent many sleepless nights. I have gone hungry and thirsty and often had nothing to eat. I have been cold from not having enough clothes to keep me warm.

2 Corinthians 12:10

Yes, I am glad to be weak or insulted or ill-treated or to have troubles and sufferings, if it is for Christ. Because when I am weak, I am strong.

2 Corinthians 6:10

and we are always happy, even in times of suffering. Although we are poor, we have made many people rich. And though we own nothing, everything is ours.

James 1:12

God will bless you, if you don't give up when your faith is being tested. He will reward you with a glorious life, just as he rewards everyone who loves him.

Revelation 21:3

I heard a loud voice shout from the throne: God's home is now with his people. He will live with them, and they will be his own. Yes, God will make his home among his people.

Revelation 7:16

They will never hunger or thirst again, and they won't be troubled by the sun or any scorching heat.