Luke 6:20

Luke 6:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.
• New International Version (NIV)Looking at his disciples, he said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said: "Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then He lifted up His eyes toward His disciples, and said: “Blessed are you poor, For yours is the kingdom of God.

Context of Luke 6:20

18They wanted to hear him and be cured of their diseases. Those who were tormented by evil spirits were cured. 19The entire crowd was trying to touch him because power was coming from him and curing all of them. Jesus looked at his disciples and said, “Blessed are those who are poor. God’s kingdom is theirs. 21Blessed are those who are hungry. They will be satisfied. Blessed are those who are crying. They will laugh. 22Blessed are you when people hate you, avoid you, insult you, and slander you because you are committed to the Son of Man.

Luke 6:20 word by word

Καὶ αὐτὸς ἐπάρας τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτοῦ εἰς τοὺς μαθητὰς αὐτοῦ ἔλεγεν· μακάριοι οἱ πτωχοί, ὅτι ὑμετέρα ἐστὶν ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ θεοῦ.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• heαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• lifted upἐπαίρωepairō · to lift upG1869
• eyesὀφθαλμόςophthalmos · eyeG3788
• onεἰςeis · towardG1519
• disciplesμαθητήςmathētēs · discipleG3101
• and saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Blessedμακάριοςmakarios · blessedG3107
• poorπτωχόςptōchos · poorG4434
• forὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• yoursὑμέτεροςhumeteros · yourG5212
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• the kingdomβασιλείαbasileia · kingdomG932
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316

Cross-references for Luke 6:20

• Matthew 5:2and he began to teach them:
• Matthew 12:49Pointing with his hand at his disciples, he said, “Look, here are my mother and my brothers.
• Mark 3:34Then looking at those who sat in a circle around him, he said, “Look, here are my mother and my brothers.
• Luke 6:24“But how horrible it will be for those who are rich. They have had their comfort.
• Luke 4:18“The Spirit of the Lord is with me. He has anointed me to tell the Good News to the poor. He has sent me to announce forgiveness to the prisoners of sin and the restoring of sight to the blind, to forgive those who have been shattered by sin,
• Luke 16:25“Abraham replied, ‘Remember, my child, that you had a life filled with good times, while Lazarus’ life was filled with misery. Now he has peace here, while you suffer.
• 1 Samuel 2:8He raises the poor from the dust. He lifts the needy from the trash heap in order to make them sit with nobles and even to make them inherit a glorious throne. “The pillars of the earth are the Lord’s. He has set the world on them.
• Psalms 37:16The little that the righteous person has is better than the wealth of many wicked people.
• Psalms 113:7He lifts the poor from the dust. He lifts the needy from a garbage heap.
• Proverbs 16:19Better to be humble with lowly people than to share stolen goods with arrogant people.
• Proverbs 19:1Better to be a poor person who lives innocently than to be one who talks dishonestly and is a fool.
• Isaiah 29:19Humble people again will find joy in the Lord. The poorest of people will find joy in the Holy One of Israel.
• Isaiah 57:15The High and Lofty One lives forever, and his name is holy. This is what he says: I live in a high and holy place. But I am with those who are crushed and humble. I will renew the spirit of those who are humble and the courage of those who are crushed.
• Isaiah 66:2I have made all these things. “That is why all these things have come into being,” declares the Lord. I will pay attention to those who are humble and sorry ⌞for their sins⌟ and who tremble at my word.
• Zephaniah 3:12So with you I will leave a faithful few, a humble and poor people. They will seek refuge in the name of the Lord.
• Zechariah 11:11So it was broken on that day, and the oppressed among the sheep who were watching me realized that it was the Lord’s word.

Commentaries on Luke 6:20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20Blessed be ye poor - See the sermon on the mount paraphrased and explained, Matthew 5 (note), Matthew 6 (note), Matthew 7 (note),Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20-49Verses 20-49 See this passage fully illustrated in the sermon on the mount, in Luke 6:21 That hunger now - Matthew has it, “that hunger and thirst after righteousness.” Matthew has expressed more fully what Luke has briefly, but there is no contradiction. Luke 6:24-26 These verses have been omitted by Matthew. They seem to have been spoken to the Pharisees. Who are rich - In this world‘s goods. They loved them; they had sought for them; they found their…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 20-26Verses 20-26 Here begins a discourse of Christ, most of which is also found in Mt 5; 7. But some think that this was preached at another time and place. All believers that take the precepts of the gospel to themselves, and live by them, may take the promises of the gospel to themselves, and live upon them. Woes are denounced against prosperous sinners as miserable people, though the world envies them. Those are blessed indeed whom Christ blesses, but…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20-21poor … you who hunger: Compare Matthew 5:3, 6. This statement likely refers to both physical and spiritual poverty. Poverty and suffering tend to make us more dependent on God. The Old Testament includes many promises that God will feed and comfort his people (Psalms 22:26; 107:36–41; 126:1–6; Isaiah 49:10–13; 51:3; 65:13).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 20-2120-21. In the Sermon on the Mount the benediction is pronounced upon the "poor in spirit" and those who "hunger and thirst after righteousness" (Mt 5:3, 6). Here it is simply on the "poor" and the "hungry now." In this form of the discourse, then, our Lord seems to have had in view "the poor of this world, rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which God hath promised to them that love Him," as these very beatitudes are paraphrased by James (Jas 2:5).Read the comment

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Commentaries on Luke 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings