For the apostasy of the inexperienced will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.
Luke 6:24 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised But woe to you who are rich, for you have received your comfort. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But woe unto you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But woe to (alas for) you who are rich (abounding in material resources), for you already are receiving your consolation (the solace and sense of strengthening and cheer that come from prosperity) and have taken and enjoyed your comfort in full [having nothing left to be awarded you]. American Standard Version (1901) But woe unto you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation. Common English Bible But how terrible for you who are rich, because you have already received your comfort. Catholic Public Domain Version Yet truly, woe to you who are wealthy, for you have your consolation. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But woe to you that are rich: for you have your consolation. |
For the apostasy of the inexperienced will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.
‘The final glory of this house will be greater than the first,’ says the Lord of Armies. ‘I will provide peace in this place’ #– #this is the declaration of the Lord of Armies.
‘Whenever you fast, don’t be gloomy like the hypocrites. For they disfigure their faces so that their fasting is obvious to people. Truly I tell you, they have their reward.
So whenever you give to the poor, don’t sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be applauded by people. Truly I tell you, they have their reward.
‘Whenever you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites, because they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by people. Truly I tell you, they have their reward.
Woe to you who are now full, for you will be hungry. Woe to you who are now laughing, for you will mourn and weep.
Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be arrogant or to set their hope on the uncertainty of wealth, but on God, who richly provides us with all things to enjoy.
Yet you have dishonoured the poor. Don’t the rich oppress you and drag you into court?