Luke 6:20 Parallel Translations
NASB: And turning His gaze toward His disciples, He began to say, "Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. (NASB ©1995)
GWT: Jesus looked at his disciples and said, "Blessed are those who are poor. The kingdom of God is theirs.(GOD'S WORD®)
KJV: And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.
ASV: And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed are ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.
BBE: And turning his eyes to his disciples he said, Happy are you who are poor: for the kingdom of God is yours.
DBY: And he, lifting up his eyes upon his disciples, said, Blessed are ye poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
ERV: And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed are ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.
WEY: Then fixing His eyes upon His disciples, Jesus said to them, "Blessed are you poor, because the Kingdom of God is yours.
WBS: And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed are ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.
WEB: He lifted up his eyes to his disciples, and said, "Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the Kingdom of God.
YLT: And he, having lifted up his eyes to his disciples, said: 'Happy the poor -- because yours is the reign of God.
Luke 6:20 Cross References
XREF:Matthew 5:3 "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. (NASB ©1995)
Commentaries and Concordances
GSB: 6:20 {4} And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed [be ye] poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.
(4) Christ teaches against all philosophers, and especially the Epicureans, that the greatest happiness of man is laid up in no place here on earth, but in heaven, and that persecution for righteousness' sake is the right way to achieve it.
PNT: 6:20-23 Blessed. These beatitudes are given more fully in Mt 5:3-12, which see notes. Luke says kingdom of God; Matthew, of heaven, showing that the two are the same.
WES: 6:20 In the following verse s our Lord, in the audience of his newly - chosen disciples, and of the multitude, repeats, standing on the plain, many remarkable passages of the sermon he had before delivered, sitting on the mount. He here again pronounces the poor and the hungry, the mourners, and the persecuted, happy; and represents as miserable those who are rich, and full, and joyous, and applauded: because generally prosperity is a sweet poison, and affliction a healing, though bitter medicine. Let the thought reconcile us to adversity, and awaken our caution when the world smiles upon us; when a plentiful table is spread before us, and our cup is running over; when our spirits are gay; and we hear (what nature loves) our own praise from men. Happy are ye poor - The word seems here to be taken literally: ye who have left al] for me. Mt 5:3.
MHC: 6:20-26 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 those must be dreadfully miserable who fall under his woe and curse! What a vast advantage will the saint have over the sinner in the other world! and what a wide difference will there be in their rewards, how much soever the sinner may prosper, and the saint be afflicted here!
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