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 Living Translation (NLT)Then Jesus turned to his disciples and said, “God blesses you who are poor, for the Kingdom of God is yours.

Context of Luke 6:20

18as well as those who were tormented with unclean spirits. And they were healed. 19And the whole multitude sought to touch Him, for power went out from Him and healed them all. Then He lifted up His eyes toward His disciples, and said: “Blessed are you poor, For yours is the kingdom of God. 21Blessed are you who hunger now, For you shall be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, For you shall laugh. 22Blessed are you when men hate you, And when they exclude you, And revile you, and cast out your name as evil, For the Son of Man’s sake.

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 5:2Then He opened His mouth and taught them, saying:
• Matthew 12:49And He stretched out His hand toward His disciples and said, “Here are My mother and My brothers!
• Mark 3:34And He looked around in a circle at those who sat about Him, and said, “Here are My mother and My brothers!
• Luke 6:24“But woe to you who are rich, For you have received your consolation.
• 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 who are oppressed;
• Luke 16:25But Abraham said, ‘Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things; but now he is comforted and you are tormented.
• 1 Samuel 2:8He raises the poor from the dust And lifts the beggar from the ash heap, To set them among princes And 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.
• Psalms 37:16A little that a righteous man has Is better than the riches of many wicked.
• Psalms 113:7He raises the poor out of the dust, And lifts the needy out of the ash heap,
• Proverbs 16:19Better to be of a humble spirit with the lowly, Than to divide the spoil with the proud.
• Proverbs 19:1Better is the poor who walks in his integrity Than one who is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
• Isaiah 29:19The humble also shall increase their joy in the Lord, And the poor among men shall rejoice In the Holy One of Israel.
• Isaiah 57:15For thus says the High and Lofty One Who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in the high and holy place, With him who has a contrite and humble spirit, To revive the spirit of the humble, And to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
• Isaiah 66:2For all those things My hand has made, And all those things exist,” Says the Lord. “But on this one will I look: On him who is poor and of a contrite spirit, And who trembles at My word.
• Zephaniah 3:12I will leave in your midst A meek and humble people, And they shall trust in the name of the Lord.
• Zechariah 11:11So it was broken on that day. Thus the poor of the flock, who were watching me, knew that it was the word of the Lord.

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

Topics related to Luke 6:20

• Jesus, the Christ
• Poor
• Righteous
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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