Lukas 6:24

6:24 “But woe ¹  to you who are rich, for you have received ²  your comfort ³  already.

Lukas 18:23

18:23 But when the man ⁴  heard this he became very sad, ⁵  for he was extremely wealthy.

[6:24]  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.

[6:24]  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.

[6:24]  ³ tn Grk “your consolation.”

[18:23]  ⁴ tn Grk “he”; the referent (the man) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[18:23]  ⁵ tn Or “very distressed” (L&N 25.277).