20 And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.

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20 And solemnly lifting up His eyes on His disciples, He said: Blessed (happy—[a]with life-joy and satisfaction in God’s favor and salvation, apart from your outward condition—and [b]to be envied) are you poor and [c]lowly and afflicted (destitute of wealth, influence, position, and honor), for the kingdom of God is yours!

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 6:20 Hermann Cremer, Biblico-Theological Lexicon.
  2. Luke 6:20 Alexander Souter, Pocket Lexicon.
  3. Luke 6:20 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.

20 Then he turned to his disciples and said, “What happiness there is for you who are poor, for the Kingdom of God is yours!

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