Luke 6:20
And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed [are] ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.
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In Context
19And all the multitude sought to touch him; for power came forth from him, and healed [them] all.
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:8He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, He lifteth up the needy from the dunghill, To make them sit with princes, And inherit the throne of glory: For the pillars of the earth are Jehovah`s, And he hath set the world upon them.
Psalms 113:7He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, And lifteth up the needy from the dunghill;
Proverbs 19:1Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity Than he that is perverse in his lips and is a fool.
Isaiah 57:15For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite.
Zephaniah 3:12But I will leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people, and they shall take refuge in the name of Jehovah.
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 →