Luke 6:20

20 Jesus looked at his disciples. He said to them, "Blessed are you who are needy. God's kingdom belongs to you.

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 They had all come to hear Jesus and to be healed of their sicknesses. People who were troubled by evil spirits were made well.

19 Everyone tried to touch Jesus. Power was coming from him and healing them all.

20 Jesus looked at his disciples. He said to them, "Blessed are you who are needy. God's kingdom belongs to you.

21 Blessed are you who are hungry now. You will be satisfied. Blessed are you who are sad now. You will laugh.

22 Blessed are you when people hate you, when they have nothing to do with you and say bad things about you, and when they treat your name as something evil.