Luke 6:21Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.
The setting
Galilee, ~28 AD. Jesus stands on a level place near Capernaum, Israel, teaching a massive crowd of desperate people who walked for days to hear Him...
The emotion here: compassionate urgency seeing real suffering
The original word
peinōntes (πεινῶντες) — present active participle meaning actively starving right now, not just wanting food
Why it matters
This crowd included actual beggars and day laborers who often went without food for days
Read with care
What most readers miss in Luke 6:21
Jesus said 'hunger NOW' and 'weep NOW' — He's talking to people in active crisis
Common misconceptionPeople think this is about spiritual hunger, but Jesus was looking at actually hungry people. Physical and spiritual need are both blessed here.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Luke 6:21
Bible Genome reading
Luke 6:21 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Luke 6:21 comes from the book of Luke, written during the gospel period. These words are attributed to Jesus. The dominant emotion in this verse is joyful, with a comfort power of 90% and a tone that is tender. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include beatitudes, reversal. Notable phrases: hunger now; you will be filled; weep now; you will laugh. This verse contains a promise of God.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same joyful
“For to us a child is born. To us a son is given; and the government will be on his shoulders. His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, …”
— Isaiah 9:6
“For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive.”
— 1 Corinthians 15:22
“"Death, where is your sting? Hades, where is your victory?"”
— 1 Corinthians 15:55
“Rejoice always.”
— 1 Thessalonians 5:16
“Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new.”
— 2 Corinthians 5:17
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