Bible Strands
Luke 1:53
He has filled the hungry with good things, but has sent the rich away empty.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The declaration follows a statement about God exalting the humble and precedes a reminder of His mercy to Israel.
The words — πεινῶντας (peinōntas) = [those] hungering and πλουτοῦντας (ploutountas) = [those] being rich.
The thread — The motif of divine provision for the hungry appears in Luke 6:21 and Psalms 34:10.
Why it lands — It asks a reader to recognize that God actively satisfies those who lack and leaves those who rely on wealth without what they need.
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The Greek words
King James Version
He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.
Cross-references
- Psalms 107:8 Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.
- Luke 6:21 Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.
- Psalms 34:10 Young lions go lacking and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.
- Matthew 5:6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
- Luke 6:24 But woe to you who are rich, for you have already received your comfort.
- Revelation 7:16 ‘Never again will they hunger, and never will they thirst; nor will the sun beat down upon them, nor any scorching heat.’
- John 6:35 Jesus answered, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to Me will never hunger, and whoever believes in Me will never thirst.
- 1 Corinthians 1:26 Brothers, consider the time of your calling: Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were powerful; not many were of noble birth.
- Luke 18:24 Seeing the man’s sadness, Jesus said, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!
- John 6:11 Then Jesus took the loaves and the fish, gave thanks, and distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted.