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NASB					Luke 6:24 "But woe³⁷⁵⁹ to ^Ayou who are rich⁴¹⁴⁵, for ^Byou are receiving⁵⁶⁸ your comfort³⁸⁷⁴ in full⁵⁶⁸.
AMPLIFIED 2015					Luke 6:24 "But ¹woe (judgment is coming) to you who are rich [and place your faith in possessions while remaining spiritually impoverished], for you are [already] receiving your comfort in full [and there is nothing left to be awarded to you].

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The four woes (vv 24-26) are addressed to those who lack spiritual perception and are oblivious to the importance of Jesus' message of salvation.

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Luke 16:25 "But Abraham said, 'Child, remember that during your life you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus bad things; but now he is being comforted here, and you are in agony.

Matt 6:2 ¶ "So when you give to the poor, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be honored by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full.

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568

apechô; from 575 and 2192; to hold back, keep off, to be away, be distant:--abstain(5), abstaining(1), away(1), away*(1), enough(1), have...back(1), have...in full(3), have received(1), have received in full(1), off(1), receiving...in full(1).

3759

ouai; a prim. interj.; alas! woe! (an expression of grief or denunciation):--woe(46), woes(1).

3874

paraklêsis; from 3870; a calling to one's aid, i.e. encouragement, comfort:--appeal(1), comfort(13), consolation(1), encouragement(6), exhortation(7), urging(1).

4145

plousios; from 4149; wealthy:--people(1), rich(19), rich man(7), rich man's(1), rich people(1).

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