23. You can be happy then and jump for joy, because you have a great reward in heaven. The ancestors of those people did the same things to the prophets.
24. “But how bad it will be for you rich people, because you had your easy life.
25. How bad it will be for you people who are full now, because you will be hungry. How bad it will be for you people who are laughing now, because you will be sad and cry.
26. “How bad it is when everyone says nothing but good about you. Just look at the false prophets. Their ancestors always said good things about them.