Luke 6:21

The Passion Translation

“How filled you become when you are consumed with hunger and desire, for you will be completely satisfied. “How content you become when you weep with complete brokenness, for you will laugh with unrestrained joy.

Cross References

Genesis 17:17

Then Abraham laughed so hard he fell to the ground, saying to himself, “How in the world can a hundred-year-old man become a father? How can my wife Sarah get pregnant at ninety?”

Genesis 21:6

Sarah said, “God has brought me laughter, and everyone who hears about this will laugh with me.”

Psalm 107:9

How he satisfies the souls of thirsty ones and fills the hungry with goodness!

Psalm 119:136

When I witness the rebellious breaking your laws, it makes me weep uncontrollably!

Psalm 143:6

Now I’m reaching out to you, thirsting for you like the dry, cracked ground thirsts for rain. Pause in his presence

Psalm 17:15

As for me, because I am innocent, I will see your face until I see you for who you really are. I will be satisfied in an awakening of your likeness in me!

Psalm 28:7

Yahweh is my strength and my wraparound shield. When I fully trust in you, help is on the way. I jump for joy and burst forth with ecstatic, passionate praise! I will sing songs of what you mean to me!

Psalm 65:4

How blessed is the one you choose to live near you in your courts. The beauty of your house, your holy temple, satisfies us.

Isaiah 25:6

The Lord Yahweh, Commander of Angel Armies, will host a rich feast on this mountain for all peoples— a feast with plenty of meat and well-aged wine, with an abundance of food and the finest of wine.

Isaiah 30:19

Yes, the people of Zion who live in Jerusalem will weep no more. How compassionate he will be when he hears your cries for help! He will answer you when he hears your voice!

Isaiah 66:10

So rejoice with Jerusalem and be glad for her! All who love her, join in with her great joy, especially those who remember her grief!

Jeremiah 13:17

If you will not listen, I will weep bitterly in secret from the depths of my soul because of your stubborn pride. My eyes gush with copious tears running down my face, because the flock of Yahweh is taken captive.

Jeremiah 31:25

For I will refresh the weary soul and satisfy all those who have given up on life.”

Jeremiah 31:9

They will return praying with tears as I lead them home. I will guide them to streams of water, by a smooth path where they will not stumble. For I am Israel’s Father, and Ephraim is my firstborn son.

Jeremiah 9:1

How I wish my head were a reservoir that could weep a fountain of tears. I would weep day and night for my beloved ones who have been slain!

Ezekiel 7:16

And those who escape will flee to the mountains, moaning like doves of the valleys, each one moaning for his sin.

Ezekiel 9:4

and Yahweh said to him, “Go throughout Jerusalem, and place a mark on the foreheads of all who grieve and are greatly distressed over all the disgusting things done in the city.”

Matthew 5:4

“What delight comes to you when you wait upon the Lord! For you will find what you long for.

Matthew 5:6

“How enriched you are when you crave righteousness! For you will be satisfied.

Luke 1:53

Those who hunger for him will always be filled, but the smug and self-satisfied he will send away empty.

Luke 6:20

Looking intently at his followers, Jesus began his sermon. “How enriched you become when you are a beggar, for you will experience the reality of God’s kingdom.

Luke 6:22

“How favored you become when you are hated, excommunicated, or slandered, or when your name is spoken of as evil because of your love for me, the Son of Man.

Luke 6:25

“What sorrows await those of you who are content with yourselves, for hunger and emptiness will come to you. “What sorrows await those of you who laugh now, having received all your joy in this life only, for grief and wailing will come to you.

John 11:35

Then tears streamed down Jesus’ face.

John 4:10

Jesus replied, “If you only knew who I am and the gift that God wants to give you, you’d ask me for a drink, and I would give you living water.”

John 6:35

Jesus said to them, “I am the Bread of Life. Come every day to me and you will never be hungry. Believe in me and you will never be thirsty.

1 Corinthians 4:11

If you could see us now, you’d find that we are hungry and thirsty, poorly clothed, brutally treated, and with no roof over our heads.

2 Corinthians 11:27

I’ve toiled to the point of exhaustion and gone through many sleepless nights. I’ve frequently been deprived of food and water, left hungry and shivering out in the cold, lacking proper clothing.

2 Corinthians 12:10

So I’m not defeated by my weakness, but delighted! For when I feel my weakness and endure mistreatment—when I’m surrounded with troubles on every side and face persecution because of my love for Christ—I am made yet stronger. For my weakness becomes a portal to God’s power.

2 Corinthians 6:10

We may suffer, yet in every season we are always found rejoicing. We may be poor, yet we bestow great riches on many. We seem to have nothing, yet in reality we possess all things.

James 1:12

If your faith remains strong, even while surrounded by life’s difficulties, you will continue to experience the untold blessings of God! True happiness comes as you pass the test with faith, and receive the victorious crown of life promised to every lover of God!

Revelation 21:3

And I heard a thunderous voice from the throne, saying: “Look! God’s tabernacle is with human beings. And from now on he will tabernacle with them as their God. Now God himself will have his home with them— ‘God-with-them’ will be their God!

Revelation 7:16

Their souls will be completely satisfied. And neither the sun nor any scorching heat will affect them.