Luke 6:20

20 Looking at his disciples, he said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.

Luke 6:20 in Other Translations

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

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

20 Then Jesus turned to his disciples and said, “God blesses you who are poor, for the Kingdom of God is yours.

20 Then he spoke: You're blessed when you've lost it all. God's kingdom is there for the finding.

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

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

20 Then looking up at His disciples, He said: Blessed are you who are poor, because the kingdom of God is yours.

20 Jesus looked at his disciples. He said to them, "Blessed are you who are needy. God's kingdom belongs to you.

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 who had come to hear him and to be healed of their diseases. Those troubled by impure spirits were cured,

19 and the people all tried to touch him, because power was coming from him and healing them all.

20 Looking at his disciples, he said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.

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

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.

Cross References

• 1. S Matthew 25:34