Luke 6:20

20 And when his eyes were cast up into his disciples, he said, Blessed be ye, poor men [Blessed ye, poor], for the kingdom of God is yours.

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 and they that were travailed of unclean spirits, were healed. [and they that were travailed with unclean spirits, were healed.]

19 And all the people [And each company of the people] sought to touch him, for virtue went out of him, and healed all.

20 And when his eyes were cast up into his disciples, he said, Blessed be ye, poor men [Blessed ye, poor], for the kingdom of God is yours.

21 Blessed be ye, that now hunger, for ye shall be full-filled. Blessed be ye, that now weep, for ye shall laugh. [Blessed be ye that hunger now, for ye shall be filled. Blessed be ye that weep now, for ye shall laugh.]

22 Ye shall be blessed, when men shall hate you, and [shall] separate you away, and [shall] put reproof to you [and shall put shame on you], and cast out your name as evil, for man's Son.