Luke 6:25Woe to you, you who are full now, for you will be hungry. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.
The setting
Galilee, ~29 AD. Jesus continues His plain teaching, addressing both the desperate poor and the self-satisfied comfortable. Modern-day northern Israel.
The emotion here: urgently warning against spiritual complacency
The original word
empeplēsmenoi (ἐμπεπλησμένοι) — completely stuffed, like after a feast, implying excess
Why it matters
In first-century Palestine, being 'full' was a sign of wealth since most people lived meal-to-meal
Read with care
What most readers miss in Luke 6:25
This isn't about food but spiritual satisfaction — those who think they need nothing from God
Common misconceptionPeople think this is about literal hunger and laughter, but Jesus is describing spiritual states — those satisfied with earthly things versus those hungry for God.
The thread continues
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Bible Genome reading
Luke 6:25 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Luke 6:25 comes from the book of Luke, written during the gospel period. These words are attributed to Jesus. The dominant emotion in this verse is deciding, with a comfort power of 15% and a tone that is urgent. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include reversal, warning. Notable phrases: Woe to you who are full; you will be hungry; you will mourn and weep.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same deciding
“"You shall have no other gods before me.”
— Deuteronomy 5:7
“"You shall not murder.”
— Exodus 20:13
“Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”
— Matthew 23:12
“For God didn't give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.”
— 2 Timothy 1:7
“But Peter said, "Silver and gold have I none, but what I have, that I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!"”
— Acts 3:6
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