Luke 1:53

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Summary

Luke 1:53

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

Filled

And

General references

Psalm 107:9

Isaiah 26:6

Jeremiah 31:25

Bible References

Filled

You who are now hungry are blessed,
because you will be filled.
You who now weep are blessed,
because you will laugh.

Those who are full hire themselves out for food,
but those who are starving hunger no more.
The woman who is childless gives birth to seven,
but the woman with many sons pines away.

Young lions lack food and go hungry,
but those who seek the Lord
will not lack any good thing.

Let them give thanks to the Lord
for His faithful love
and His wonderful works for all humanity.

executing justice for the exploited
and giving food to the hungry.
The Lord frees prisoners.

I will establish for them a place renowned for its agriculture, and they will no longer be victims of famine in the land. They will no longer endure the insults of the nations.

Those who hunger and thirst for righteousness are blessed,

for they will be filled.

Then Jesus took the loaves, and after giving thanks He distributed them to those who were seated—so also with the fish, as much as they wanted.

Listen, my dear brothers: Didn’t God choose the poor in this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that He has promised to those who love Him?

They will no longer hunger;
they will no longer thirst;
the sun will no longer strike them,
nor will any heat.

And

But woe to you who are rich,
for you have received your comfort.

Then He told them a parable: “A rich man’s land was very productive.

“There was a rich man who would dress in purple and fine linen, feasting lavishly every day.

The Pharisee took his stand

and was praying like this: ‘God, I thank You that I’m not like other people —greedy, unrighteous, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.

Brothers, consider your calling: Not many are wise from a human perspective, not many powerful, not many of noble birth.

You are already full! You are already rich! You have begun to reign as kings without us—and I wish you did reign, so that we could also reign with you!

Yet you dishonored that poor man. Don’t the rich oppress you and drag you into the courts?

Come now, you rich people! Weep and wail over the miseries that are coming on you.

Because you say, ‘I’m rich; I have become wealthy and need nothing,’ and you don’t know that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked,

General references

For He has satisfied the thirsty
and filled the hungry with good things.

Feet trample it,
the feet of the humble,
the steps of the poor.

for I satisfy the thirsty person and feed all those who are weak.”