Luke 6:21

New International Reader's Version

Blessed are you who are hungry now. You will be satisfied. Blessed are you who are sad now. You will laugh.

Cross References

Genesis 17:17

Abraham fell with his face to the ground. He laughed and said to himself, “Can a 100-year-old man have a son? Can Sarah have a child at the age of 90?”

Genesis 21:6

Sarah said, “God has given laughter to me. Everyone who hears about this will laugh with me.”

Psalm 107:9

He gives those who are thirsty all the water they want. He gives those who are hungry all the good food they can eat.

Psalm 119:136

Streams of tears flow from my eyes, because people don’t obey your law.

Psalm 143:6

I spread out my hands to you in prayer. I’m thirsty for you, just as dry ground is thirsty for rain.

Psalm 17:15

You will show that I am right; I will enjoy your blessing. When I wake up, I will be satisfied because I will see you.

Psalm 28:7

The Lord gives me strength. He is like a shield that keeps me safe. My heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart jumps for joy. With my song I praise him.

Psalm 65:4

Blessed are those you choose and bring near to worship you. You bring us into the courtyards of your holy temple. There in your house we are filled with all kinds of good things.

Isaiah 25:6

On Mount Zion the Lord who rules over all will prepare a feast for all the nations. The best and richest foods and the finest aged wines will be served.

Isaiah 30:19

People of Zion, who live in Jerusalem, you won’t weep anymore. When you cry out to the Lord for help, he will have mercy on you. As soon as he hears you, he’ll answer you.

Isaiah 66:10

“Be glad along with Jerusalem, all you who love her. Be filled with joy because of her. Take great delight in her, all you who mourn over her.

Jeremiah 13:17

If you don’t listen, I will weep in secret. Because you are so proud, I will weep bitterly. Tears will flow from my eyes. The Lord’s flock will be taken away as prisoners.

Jeremiah 31:25

I will give rest to those who are tired. I will satisfy those who are weak.”

Jeremiah 31:9

Their eyes will be filled with tears as they come. They will pray as I bring them back. I will lead them beside streams of water. I will lead them on a level path where they will not trip or fall. I am Israel’s father. And Ephraim is my oldest son.

Jeremiah 9:1

I wish my head were a spring of water! I wish my eyes were a fountain of tears! I would weep day and night for my people who have been killed.

Ezekiel 7:16

All those who escape and are left alive will run to the mountains. They will sound like doves of the valley when they cry over their sins.

Ezekiel 9:4

The Lord said to him, “Go all through Jerusalem. Look for those who are sad and sorry about all the things being done there. I hate those things. Put a mark on the foreheads of those people.”

Matthew 5:4

Blessed are those who are sad. They will be comforted.

Matthew 5:6

Blessed are those who are hungry and thirsty for what is right. They will be filled.

Luke 1:53

He has filled with good things those who are hungry. But he has sent away empty those who are rich.

Luke 6:20

Jesus looked at his disciples. He said to them, “Blessed are you who are needy. God’s kingdom belongs to you.

Luke 6:22

Blessed are you when people hate you, when they have nothing to do with you and say bad things about you, and when they treat your name as something evil. They do all this because you are followers of the Son of Man.

Luke 6:25

How terrible for you who are well fed now! You will go hungry. How terrible for you who laugh now! You will cry and be sad.

John 11:35

Jesus wept.

John 4:10

Jesus answered her, “You do not know what God’s gift is. And you do not know who is asking you for a drink. If you did, you would have asked him. He would have given you living water.”

John 6:35

Then Jesus said, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry. And whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.

1 Corinthians 4:11

Up to this very hour we are hungry and thirsty. We are dressed in rags. We are being treated badly. We have no homes.

2 Corinthians 11:27

I have worked very hard. Often I have gone without sleep. I have been hungry and thirsty. Often I have gone without food. I have been cold and naked.

2 Corinthians 12:10

Because of how I suffered for Christ, I’m glad that I am weak. I am glad in hard times. I am glad when people say mean things about me. I am glad when things are difficult. And I am glad when people make me suffer. When I am weak, I am strong.

2 Corinthians 6:10

We are sad, but we are always full of joy. We are poor, but we make many people rich. We have nothing, but we own everything.

James 1:12

Blessed is the person who keeps on going when times are hard. After they have come through hard times, this person will receive a crown. The crown is life itself. The Lord has promised it to those who love him.

Revelation 21:3

I heard a loud voice from the throne. It said, “Look! God now makes his home with the people. He will live with them. They will be his people. And God himself will be with them and be their God.

Revelation 7:16

‘Never again will they be hungry. Never again will they be thirsty. The sun will not beat down on them.’ (Isaiah 49:10) The heat of the desert will not harm them.