“Blessed are you who are poor,
    for yours is the kingdom of God.^(A)
21 Blessed are you who hunger now,
    for you will be satisfied.^(B)
Blessed are you who weep now,
    for you will laugh.^(C)
22 Blessed are you when people hate you,
    when they exclude you^(D) and insult you^(E)
    and reject your name as evil,
        because of the Son of Man.^(F)

²⁴ “But woe to you who are rich,^(I)
    for you have already received your comfort.^(J)
25 Woe to you who are well fed now,
    for you will go hungry.^(K)
Woe to you who laugh now,
    for you will mourn and weep.^(L)
26 Woe to you when everyone speaks well of you,
    for that is how their ancestors treated the false prophets.^(M)