Luke 6:20

20 And he lifted up his eyes to his disciples [and] said, "Blessed [are] the poor, because yours is the kingdom of God.

Luke 6:20 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 6:20

And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples
Either the whole company of them, or rather the twelve apostles, whom he saw coming to him, and fixing his eyes on them, he sat,

and said;
what follows, with many other things recorded by Matthew:

blessed be ye poor;
not only in the things of this world, having left all for Christ, but poor in Spirit, as in ( Matthew 5:3 ) , (See Gill on Matthew 5:3):

for yours is the kingdom of God;
or heaven, so in ( Matthew 5:3 ) .

Luke 6:20 In-Context

18 who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases, and those who were troubled by unclean spirits were cured.

19 And the whole crowd was seeking to touch him, because power was going out from him and healing [them] all.

20 And he lifted up his eyes to his disciples [and] said, "Blessed [are] the poor, because yours is the kingdom of God.

21 Blessed [are] those who are hungry now, because you will be satisfied. Blessed [are] those who weep now, Because you will laugh.

22 Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and revile [you] and spurn your name as evil on account of the Son of Man.

Footnotes

• [a]. *Here "[and]" is supplied because the previous participle ("lifted up") has been translated as a finite verb