Luke 6:20
And raising his eyes toward his disciples, he said, Blessed are ye poor; for yours is the kingdom of God.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
19And the whole multitude sought to touch him, because power went out of him and healed all.
Cross References
Psalms 113:7He raiseth the poor from the dust, And exalteth the needy from the dunghill,
Proverbs 19:1Better is the poor man who walketh in his integrity, Than he who is of false lips and 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 ones.
Zephaniah 3:12I will leave in the midst of thee a humble and lowly people, Who trust 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 →