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Berean Standard Bible

“Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.”

Luke 6:21

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Luke's Sermon on the Plain begins with blessings and woes, addressed to the disciples in front of a crowd. Unlike Matthew's version, Luke gives four blessings that focus on real material and emotional need.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.

World English Bible (WEB)

Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.

King James Version (KJV)

Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Blessed [are] ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed [are] ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Happy are you who are in need of food now: for you will be made full. Happy are you who are weeping now; for you will be glad.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

'Happy those hungering now -- because ye shall be filled. 'Happy those weeping now -- because you shall laugh.

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Bienaventurados los que ahora tenéis hambre; porque seréis saciados. Bienaventurados los que ahora lloráis, porque reiréis.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

»Dichosos ustedes los que ahora pasan hambre, porque tendrán pan en abundancia. Dichosos ustedes los que ahora lloran, porque después reirán.

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