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 opening his mouth, he taught them, saying,

And stretching out his hand towards his disciples, he said, Behold my mother and my brethren.

And looking about on those who were sitting in a circle round him, he saith, Behold my mother and my brethren!

Blessed

But wo unto you who are rich! for ye have received your consolation.

"The spirit of the Lord is upon me, for the work whereunto he hath anointed me; he hath sent me to preach glad tidings to the poor; to heal the contrite in heart; to proclaim liberty to the captives; and restore sight to the blind; to send forth the bruised free from bonds;

But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou hast received thy good things during thy life, and Lazarus, in like manner, what was afflictive: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.

The blind receive 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.

Hath any one of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed on him?

For ye see your calling, brethren, that not many fleshly wise, not many men in power, not many men of high birth, are called:

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

that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy, and their deep poverty, hath more abounded to the riches of their liberality.

And ye became imitators of us, and of the Lord, receiving the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost;

Let the brother low in station rejoice in his elevation:

Hear me, my beloved brethren. Hath not God elected the poor of this world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which God hath promised to those who love him;

I know thy works, and thy tribulation, and thy poverty (though thou art rich), and the calumnies of those who say they are Jews, yet are not, but are Satan's synagogue.