Luke 6:20

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Summary

Luke 6:20

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

He lifted

Matthew 5:2

Matthew 12:49

Mark 3:34

Blessed

Bible References

He lifted

and he opened his mouth and taught them, saying:

And he stretched out his hand toward his disciples, and said: Behold my mother and my brothers.

And he looked round about on those who were sitting near him, and said: Behold, my mother and my brothers;

Blessed

But alas for you that are rich! for you have received your consolation.

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me; because he has anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he has sent me to heal the broken hearted; to proclaim liberty to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind; to set free the oppressed;

But Abraham said, Son, remember that, in your lifetime, you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus his evil things. But now he is comforted, and you are tormented.

The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk; the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear; the dead are raised, and the poor have the gospel preached to them;

Has any one of the rulers, or of the Pharisees believed on him?

For you see your calling, brethren, that not many wise men according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble call you;

as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, yet possessing all things.

that under an afflicting trial, their overflowing joy, and their deep poverty, abounded to the riches of their liberality;

And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction with joy of the Holy Spirit,

Let the brother that is in a lowly condition, glory in his exaltation:

Hear, my be loved brethren: Has not God chosen the poor of this world, rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which God has promised to those who love him?

I know your works, and your affliction, and your poverty, (but you are rich,) and the impious words of those who say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.