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Luke 6:20-26

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20 Jesus raised his eyes to his disciples and said: “Happy are you who are poor, because God's kingdom is yours.
20 Looking at his disciples, he said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
21 Happy are you who hunger now, because you will be satisfied. Happy are you who weep now, because you will laugh.
21 Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.
22 Happy are you when people hate you, reject you, insult you, and condemn your name as evil because of the Human One.
22 Blessed are you when people hate you, when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil, because of the Son of Man.
23 Rejoice when that happens! Leap for joy because you have a great reward in heaven. Their ancestors did the same things to the prophets.
23 “Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For that is how their ancestors treated the prophets.
24 But how terrible for you who are rich, because you have already received your comfort.
24 “But woe to you who are rich, for you have already received your comfort.
25 How terrible for you who have plenty now, because you will be hungry. How terrible for you who laugh now, because you will mourn and weep.
25 Woe to you who are well fed now, for you will go hungry. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.
26 How terrible for you when all speak well of you. Their ancestors did the same things to the false prophets.
26 Woe to you when everyone speaks well of you, for that is how their ancestors treated the false prophets.
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