Luke 6:20

20 Jesus looked at his disciples and said, "Blessed are those who are poor. The kingdom of God is theirs.

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 wanted to hear him and be cured of their diseases. Those who were tormented by evil spirits were cured.
19 The entire crowd was trying to touch him because power was coming from him and curing all of them.
20 Jesus looked at his disciples and said, "Blessed are those who are poor. The kingdom of God is theirs.
21 Blessed are those who are hungry. They will be satisfied. Blessed are those who are crying. They will laugh.
22 Blessed are you when people hate you, avoid you, insult you, and slander you because you are committed to the Son of Man.
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