Luke 6:20

And he, lifting up his eyes on his disciples, said: Happy are ye poor; for yours is the kingdom of God.

The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)

In The 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.

In Context

19and all the multitude sought to touch him, because power went out from him and healed them all.

21Happy are ye that hunger now; for ye shall be filled. Happy are ye that weep now; for ye shall laugh.

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Cross References

Matthew 5:2And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying:

Matthew Henry on Luke 6:13-20

The Twelve Apostles Chosen. 12 And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God. 13 And when it was day, he called unto him his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles; 14 Simon, (whom he also named Peter,) and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew, 15 Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alphæus, and Simon called Zelotes, 16 And Judas the brother of James, and Judas Iscariot, which also was the… Read the whole commentary →

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