Luke 6:24

“But woe ¹  to you who are rich, for you have received ²  your comfort ³  already.

Job 21:7-15; Ps 49:6,7,16-19; Ps 73:3-12; Pr 1:32; Jer 5:4-6; Am 4:1-3; Am 6:1-6; Hag 2:9; Mt 6:2,5,16; Lu 12:15-21; Lu 16:19-25; Lu 18:23-25; 1Ti 6:17; Jas 2:6; Jas 5:1-6; Re 18:6-8

¹ sn Jesus promises condemnation (woe) to those who are callous of others, looking only to their own comforts. On Luke and the rich see 1:53; 12:16; 14:12; 16:1, 21-22; 18:23; 19:2; 21:1. These woes are unique to Luke.

² sn Ironically the language of reward shows that what the rich have received is all they will get. This result looks at a current situation, just as the start of the beatitudes did. The rest of the conclusions to the woes look to the future at the time of judgment.

³ tn Grk “your consolation.”