For the waywardness of the simple will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them;
Luke 6:24 - New International Version (Anglicised) ‘But woe to you who are rich, for you have already 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 waywardness of the simple will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them;
“The glory of this present house will be greater than the glory of the former house,” says the Lord Almighty. “And in this place I will grant peace,” declares the Lord Almighty.’
‘When you fast, do not look sombre as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show others they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full.
‘So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honoured by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full.
‘And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full.
Woe to you who are well fed now, for you will go hungry. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.
Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.
But you have dishonoured the poor. Is it not the rich who are exploiting you? Are they not the ones who are dragging you into court?