Luke 1:53

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Luke 1:53

He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.

Filled

Revelation 7:16

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Bible References

Filled

Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you will be completely satisfied! Blessed are you who are weeping now, for you will laugh!

"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for being and doing right, for they will be completely satisfied.

Then Jesus took the loaves and gave thanks, and distributed them among the people who were sitting on the ground; so too with the fish as much as they wanted.

Listen, my dearly loved brothers. Has not God chosen the poor of the world to be rich in faith and to possess the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?

They will never again be hungry or thirsty, and never again will the sun strike them, or any scorching heat,

And

But a curse on you who are rich, for you are now receiving your comforts in full.

Then He told them a story, as follows: "A certain rich man's lands yielded bountifully.

"Once there was a rich man who used to dress in purple and fine linen and live in dazzling luxury every day.

The Pharisee stood and said this self-centered prayer, 'O God, I thank you that I am not like the rest of men, robbers, rogues, adulterers, or even like this tax-collector.

For consider, brothers, the way God called you; that not many of you, in accordance with human standards, were wise, not many influential, not many of high birth.

Are you satisfied already? Have you grown rich already? Have you ascended your thrones without us to join you? Yes, I could wish that you had ascended your thrones, that we too might join you on them!

But you, in contrast, have humiliated the poor man. Are not the rich men those who oppress you and drag you to court?

Come now, you rich people, weep aloud and howl over the miseries that are sure to overtake you.

Because you say, 'I am rich, I have already become rich, I need nothing,' and you do not know that you are the very one that is wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked;