Luke 6:26 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets.”

Luke 6:26 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Luke 6:26 in 6 Bible Translations

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Luke 6:26 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Woe, when men speak well of you, for their fathers did the same thing to the false prophets.”

Luke 6:26 — World English Bible

Luke 6:26 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for in the same manner did their fathers to the false prophets.”

Luke 6:26 — American Standard Version

Luke 6:26 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“`Woe to you when all men shall speak well of you--for according to these things were their fathers doing to false prophets.”

Luke 6:26 — Young's Literal Translation

Luke 6:26 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Woe, when all men speak well of you, for after this manner did their fathers to the false prophets.”

Luke 6:26 — Darby Translation

Luke 6:26 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Wo be to you when all men speake well of you: for so did their fathers to the false prophets.”

Luke 6:26 — Geneva Bible

Luke 6:26 in Context — Luke 6

24 Mais, malheur à vous, riches, car vous avez votre consolation!

25 Malheur à vous qui êtes rassasiés, car vous aurez faim! Malheur à vous qui riez maintenant,car vous serez dans le deuil et dans les larmes!

26 Malheur, lorsque tous les hommes diront du bien de vous, car c’est ainsi qu’agissaient leurs pères à l’égard des faux prophètes!

27 Mais je vous dis, à vous qui m’écoutez:Aimez vos ennemis, faites du bien à ceux qui vous haïssent,

28 bénissez ceux qui vous maudissent, priez pour ceux qui vous maltraitent.

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What Does Luke 6:26 Mean?

Luke 6:26 is a verse from the Book of Luke, part of the New Testament. It appears in Luke chapter 6. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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