Luke 6:21

New Living Translation

God blesses you who are hungry now, for you will be satisfied. God blesses you who weep now, for in due time you will laugh.

Cross References

Genesis 17:17

Then Abraham bowed down to the ground, but he laughed to himself in disbelief. “How could I become a father at the age of 100?” he thought. “And how can Sarah have a baby when she is ninety years old?”

Genesis 21:6

And Sarah declared, “God has brought me laughter. All who hear about this will laugh with me.

Psalm 107:9

For he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.

Psalm 119:136

Rivers of tears gush from my eyes because people disobey your instructions.

Psalm 143:6

I lift my hands to you in prayer. I thirst for you as parched land thirsts for rain. Interlude

Psalm 17:15

Because I am righteous, I will see you. When I awake, I will see you face to face and be satisfied.

Psalm 28:7

The Lord is my strength and shield. I trust him with all my heart. He helps me, and my heart is filled with joy. I burst out in songs of thanksgiving.

Psalm 65:4

What joy for those you choose to bring near, those who live in your holy courts. What festivities await us inside your holy Temple.

Isaiah 25:6

In Jerusalem, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies will spread a wonderful feast for all the people of the world. It will be a delicious banquet with clear, well-aged wine and choice meat.

Isaiah 30:19

O people of Zion, who live in Jerusalem, you will weep no more. He will be gracious if you ask for help. He will surely respond to the sound of your cries.

Isaiah 66:10

“Rejoice with Jerusalem! Be glad with her, all you who love her and all you who mourn for her.

Jeremiah 13:17

And if you still refuse to listen, I will weep alone because of your pride. My eyes will overflow with tears, because the Lord’s flock will be led away into exile.

Jeremiah 31:25

For I have given rest to the weary and joy to the sorrowing.”

Jeremiah 31:9

Tears of joy will stream down their faces, and I will lead them home with great care. They will walk beside quiet streams and on smooth paths where they will not stumble. For I am Israel’s father, and Ephraim is my oldest child.

Jeremiah 9:1

If only my head were a pool of water and my eyes a fountain of tears, I would weep day and night for all my people who have been slaughtered.

Ezekiel 7:16

The survivors who escape to the mountains will moan like doves, weeping for their sins.

Ezekiel 9:4

He said to him, “Walk through the streets of Jerusalem and put a mark on the foreheads of all who weep and sigh because of the detestable sins being committed in their city.”

Matthew 5:4

God blesses those who mourn, for they will be comforted.

Matthew 5:6

God blesses those who hunger and thirst for justice, for they will be satisfied.

Luke 1:53

He has filled the hungry with good things and sent the rich away with empty hands.

Luke 6:20

Then Jesus turned to his disciples and said, “God blesses you who are poor, for the Kingdom of God is yours.

Luke 6:22

What blessings await you when people hate you and exclude you and mock you and curse you as evil because you follow the Son of Man.

Luke 6:25

What sorrow awaits you who are fat and prosperous now, for a time of awful hunger awaits you. What sorrow awaits you who laugh now, for your laughing will turn to mourning and sorrow.

John 11:35

Then Jesus wept.

John 4:10

Jesus replied, “If you only knew the gift God has for you and who you are speaking to, you would ask me, and I would give you living water.”

John 6:35

Jesus replied, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry again. Whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.

1 Corinthians 4:11

Even now we go hungry and thirsty, and we don’t have enough clothes to keep warm. We are often beaten and have no home.

2 Corinthians 11:27

I have worked hard and long, enduring many sleepless nights. I have been hungry and thirsty and have often gone without food. I have shivered in the cold, without enough clothing to keep me warm.

2 Corinthians 12:10

That’s why I take pleasure in my weaknesses, and in the insults, hardships, persecutions, and troubles that I suffer for Christ. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

2 Corinthians 6:10

Our hearts ache, but we always have joy. We are poor, but we give spiritual riches to others. We own nothing, and yet we have everything.

James 1:12

God blesses those who patiently endure testing and temptation. Afterward they will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.

Revelation 21:3

I heard a loud shout from the throne, saying, “Look, God’s home is now among his people! He will live with them, and they will be his people. God himself will be with them.

Revelation 7:16

They will never again be hungry or thirsty; they will never be scorched by the heat of the sun.