Luke 6:20

20 And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples and said, Blessed are the poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.

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 those that were tormented with unclean spirits were healed.

19 And the whole multitude sought to touch him, for there went virtue out of him and healed them all.

20 And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples and said, Blessed are the poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.

21 Blessed are those that hunger now, for ye shall be filled. Blessed are those that weep now, for ye shall laugh.

22 Blessed are ye when men shall hate you and when they shall separate you from their company and shall reproach you and cast out your name as evil for the sake of the Son of man.