Luke 6:20-40

The Beatitudes

20 And turning His gaze toward His disciples, He began to say, "¹Blessed are you who are poor, for ²yours is the kingdom of God.

21 "Blessed are you who hunger now, for you shall be satisfied. Blessed are you who weep now, for you shall laugh.

22 "³Blessed are you when men hate you, and ⁴ostracize you, and insult you, and scorn your name as evil, for the sake of the Son of Man.

23 "Be glad in that day and ⁵leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven. For ⁶in the same way their fathers used to treat the prophets.

24 "But woe to ⁷you who are rich, for ⁸you are receiving your comfort in full.

25 "Woe to you who are well-fed now, for you shall be hungry. Woe to you who laugh now, for you shall mourn and weep.

26 "Woe to you when all men speak well of you, for their fathers used to treat the ⁹false prophets in the same way.

27 "But I say to you who hear, ¹⁰love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,

28 bless those who curse you, ¹¹pray for those who mistreat you.

29 "¹²Whoever hits you on the cheek, offer him the other also; and whoever takes away your coat, do not withhold your shirt from him either.

30 "Give to everyone who asks of you, and whoever takes away what is yours, do not demand it back.

31 "¹³Treat others the same way you want them to treat you.

32 "¹⁴If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them.

33 "If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same.

34 "¹⁵If you lend to those from whom you expect to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners in order to receive back the same amount.

35 "But ¹⁶love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be ¹⁷sons of ¹⁸the Most High; for He Himself is kind to ungrateful and evil men.

36 "Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.

37 "¹⁹Do not judge, and you will not be judged; and do not condemn, and you will not be condemned; ²⁰pardon, and you will be pardoned.

38 "Give, and it will be given to you. They will pour ²¹into your lap a ²²good measure -pressed down, shaken together, and running over. For by your standard of measure it will be measured to you in return."

39 And He also spoke a parable to them: "²³A blind man cannot * guide a blind man, can he? Will they not both fall into a pit?

40 "²⁴A pupil is not above his teacher; but everyone, after he has been fully trained, will be like his teacher.

Cross References

• 1. Matthew 5:3-12; Luke 6:20-23
• 2. Matthew 5:3
• 3. 1 Peter 4:14
• 4. John 9:22; John 16:2
• 5. Malachi 4
• 6. 2 Chronicles 36:16; Acts 7:52
• 7. Luke 16:25; James 5:1
• 8. Matthew 6:2
• 9. Matthew 7:15
• 10. Matthew 5:44; Luke 6:35
• 11. Matthew 5:44; Luke 6:35
• 12. Luke 6:29, 30: {Matthew 5:39-42}
• 13. Matthew 7:12
• 14. Matthew 5:46
• 15. Matthew 5:42
• 16. Luke 6:27
• 17. Matthew 5:9
• 18. Luke 1:32
• 19. Luke 6:37-42: {Matthew 7:1-5}
• 20. Matthew 6:14; Luke 23:16; Acts 3:13
• 21. Mark 4:24
• 22. Psalms 79:12; Isaiah 65:6, 7; Jeremiah 32:18
• 23. Matthew 15:14
• 24. Matthew 10:24; John 13:16; John 15:20

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "the"
• [b]. Lit "the"
• [c]. Lit "do to"
• [d]. Lit "having been filled"
• [e]. Lit "do to"
• [f]. Or "revile"
• [g]. I.e. outer garment
• [h]. Or "tunic;" i.e. garment worn next to body
• [i]. Lit "Do to"
• [j]. Lit "people"
• [k]. Or "not despairing at all"
• [l]. Or "Become"
• [m]. Lit "release"
• [n]. Lit "give"
• [o]. Or "disciple"
• [p]. Or "reach his teacher's level"