Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
And turning His gaze toward His disciples, He began to say,
King James Version
And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.
Holman Bible
Then looking up at
International Standard Version
Then Jesus looked at his disciples and said, "How blessed are you who are destitute, because the kingdom of God is yours!
A Conservative Version
And having lifted up his eyes on his disciples, he said, Blessed are the poor, because the kingdom of God is what belongs to you.
American Standard Version
And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed are ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.
Amplified
And looking toward His disciples, He began
An Understandable Version
Then He looked at His disciples and said, "Those of you who have a [sense of personal] need are blessed, because the kingdom of God belongs to you.
Anderson New Testament
And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said: Blessed are you that are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
Bible in Basic English
And turning his eyes to his disciples he said, Happy are you who are poor: for the kingdom of God is yours.
Common New Testament
He lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said: "Blessed are you poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
Daniel Mace New Testament
Then directing himself to his disciples, he said, blessed are ye, that are poor: for the divine kingdom is yours.
Darby Translation
And he, lifting up his eyes upon his disciples, said, Blessed are ye poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
Godbey New Testament
And He lifting up His eyes to His disciples, said, Blessed are ye poor: because the kingdom of God is yours.
Goodspeed New Testament
Then he fixed his eyes on his disciples, and said, "Blessed are you who are poor, for the Kingdom of God is yours!
John Wesley New Testament
And lifting up his eyes on his disciples, he said, Happy are ye poor: for your's is the kingdom of God.
Julia Smith Translation
And he having lifted up his eyes upon his disciples, said, Happy the poor, for yours is the kingdom of God
King James 2000
And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be you poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And he lifted up his eyes to his disciples [and] said, "Blessed [are] the poor, because yours is the kingdom of God.
Modern King James verseion
And lifting up His eyes to His disciples, He said, Blessed are the poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he lifted up his eyes upon the disciples, and said, "Blessed be ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.
Moffatt New Testament
Then, raising his eyes he looked at his disciples and said: "Blessed are you poor! the Realm of God is yours.
Montgomery New Testament
Then raising his eyes upon his disciples he began to say to them. "Blessed are you poor, For the kingdom of God is yours.
NET Bible
Then he looked up at his disciples and said: "Blessed are you who are poor, for the kingdom of God belongs to you.
New Heart English Bible
He lifted up his eyes to his disciples, and said, "Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the Kingdom of God.
Noyes New Testament
And raising his eyes toward his disciples, he said, Blessed are ye poor; for yours is the kingdom of God.
Sawyer New Testament
And he lifted up his eyes upon his disciples and said, Blessed are you poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
The Emphasized Bible
And, he, lifting up his eyes towards his disciples, was saying: - Happy, ye destitute, for, yours, is the kingdom of God.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed are ye poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Then, raising his eyes and looking at his disciples, Jesus spoke as follows: "Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the Kingdom of God.
Webster
And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed are ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.
Weymouth New Testament
Then fixing His eyes upon His disciples, Jesus said to them, "Blessed are you poor, because the Kingdom of God is yours.
Williams New Testament
Then He fixed His eyes upon His disciples, and began to speak. "Blessed are you who are poor, for the kingdom of God is yours!
World English Bible
He lifted up his eyes to his disciples, and said, "Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the Kingdom of God.
Worrell New Testament
And He, lifting up His eyes on His disciples, said, "Happy, ye poor; because yours is the Kingdom of God.
Worsley New Testament
And lifting up his eyes on his disciples He said, Blessed are ye though poor; for the kingdom of God is yours.
Youngs Literal Translation
And he, having lifted up his eyes to his disciples, said: 'Happy the poor -- because yours is the reign of God.
Themes
Heavenly » Joy kingdom » Sympathetic service
Jesus Christ » History of » Delivers the "sermon on the mount" (in galilee)
Kingdom of God » Who can enter into the kingdom of God
spiritual Kingdom » Conditions of entrance into » Sympathetic service
Poor » Figurative » Poor in spirit
Sermon » Of jesus, "on the plain,"
Spiritual » Conditions of entrance into » Sympathetic service
Topics
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Luke 6:20
Verse Info
Context Readings
Happiness And Sorrow
19
And the whole multitude sought to touch him, for there went virtue out of him and healed them all.
20 And turning His gaze toward His disciples, He began to say,
Cross References
Luke 12:32
Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
James 2:5
Hearken, my beloved brethren, Has not God chosen the poor of this world that they might be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which he has promised to those that love him?
Revelation 2:9
I know thy works and tribulation and poverty, (but thou art rich), and I know the blasphemy of those who say they are Jews and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.
1 Samuel 2:8
He raises up the poor out of the dust and lifts up the beggar from the dunghill to set them among princes and to make them inherit the throne of glory. For the pillars of the earth are the LORD's, and he has set the world upon them.
Psalm 37:16
Tet A little that a righteous man has is better than the many riches of the sinners.
Psalm 113:7-8
He raises up the poor out of the dust and lifts the destitute out of the dunghill;
Proverbs 16:19
It is better to humble your spirit with the lowly than to divide the spoil with the proud.
Proverbs 19:1
Better is the poor that walks in his integrity than he that is perverse in his lips and is a fool.
Isaiah 29:19
Then the humble shall grow in joy in the LORD, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
Isaiah 57:15-16
For thus has said the high and lofty One that inhabits eternity, whose name is The Holy One; I dwell in the high place and in holiness and with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit to cause the spirit of the humble to live and to cause the heart of the contrite ones to live.
Isaiah 66:2
For all these things my hand has made, by my hand has these things been, said the LORD; but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit and trembles at my word.
Zephaniah 3:12
I will also leave in the midst of thee a poor and humble people, and they shall wait in the name of the LORD.
Zechariah 11:11
And it was broken in that day; and so the poor of the flock that look unto me knew that it was the word of the LORD.
Matthew 5:2-12
and he opened his mouth and taught them, saying,
Matthew 11:5
The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk; the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear; the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.
Matthew 12:49-50
And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brothers!
Matthew 25:34
Then shall the King say unto those on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world;
Mark 3:34-35
And looking round about on those who sat about him, he said, Behold my mother and my brethren!
Luke 4:18
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 brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those that are broken,
Luke 6:20-24
And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples and said, Blessed are the poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
Luke 13:28
In that place shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth when ye shall see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out.
Luke 14:15
And when one of those that sat at the table with him heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.
Luke 16:25
But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime didst receive thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things; but now he is comforted here, and thou art tormented.
John 7:48-49
Have any of the princes or of the Pharisees believed on him?
Acts 14:22
confirming the souls of the disciples and exhorting them to remain in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.
1 Corinthians 1:26-29
For look upon your vocation, brothers, that ye are not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble,
1 Corinthians 3:21-23
Therefore let no one glory in men. For all things are yours;
2 Corinthians 6:10
as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.
2 Corinthians 8:2
how that in a great trial of tribulation the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality.
2 Corinthians 8:9
For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor that ye through his poverty might be enriched.
1 Thessalonians 1:6
And ye were made imitators of us and of the Lord, having received the word with much tribulation, with joy of the Holy Spirit:
2 Thessalonians 1:5
in testimony of the just judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer,
James 1:9-10
Let the brother of low degree rejoice in his high status;
James 1:12
Blessed is the man that patiently endures temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord has promised to those that love him.