Luke 6:20

New American Bible - revised edition

And raising his eyes toward his disciples he said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for the kingdom of God is yours.

Cross References

James 2:5

Listen, my beloved brothers. Did not God choose those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that he promised to those who love him?

2 Corinthians 8:9

For you know the gracious act of our Lord Jesus Christ, that for your sake he became poor although he was rich, so that by his poverty you might become rich.

Luke 12:32

Do not be afraid any longer, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom.

Matthew 25:34

Then the king will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father. Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

Revelation 2:9

“I know your tribulation and poverty, but you are rich. I know the slander of those who claim to be Jews and are not, but rather are members of the assembly of Satan.

2 Corinthians 6:10

as sorrowful yet always rejoicing; as poor yet enriching many; as having nothing and yet possessing all things.

Zephaniah 3:12

But I will leave as a remnant in your midst a people humble and lowly, Who shall take refuge in the name of the Lord—

Isaiah 29:19

The lowly shall again find joy in the Lord, the poorest rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.

James 1:12

Blessed is the man who perseveres in temptation, for when he has been proved he will receive the crown of life that he promised to those who love him.

2 Thessalonians 1:5

This is evidence of the just judgment of God, so that you may be considered worthy of the kingdom of God for which you are suffering.

1 Thessalonians 1:6

And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, receiving the word in great affliction, with joy from the holy Spirit,

2 Corinthians 8:2

for in a severe test of affliction, the abundance of their joy and their profound poverty overflowed in a wealth of generosity on their part.

Acts 14:22

They strengthened the spirits of the disciples and exhorted them to persevere in the faith, saying, “It is necessary for us to undergo many hardships to enter the kingdom of God.”

Luke 14:15

One of his fellow guests on hearing this said to him, “Blessed is the one who will dine in the kingdom of God.”

Luke 13:28

And there will be wailing and grinding of teeth when you see Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God and you yourselves cast out.

Luke 4:18

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring glad tidings to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free,

Matthew 11:5

the blind regain their sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have the good news proclaimed to them.

Zechariah 11:11

So it was broken on that day. The merchants of the flock, who were watching me, understood that this was the word of the Lord.

Isaiah 66:2

My hand made all these things when all of them came to be—oracle of the Lord. This is the one whom I approve: the afflicted one, crushed in spirit, who trembles at my word.

Proverbs 19:1

Better to be poor and walk in integrity than rich and crooked in one’s ways.

Proverbs 16:19

It is better to be humble with the poor than to share plunder with the proud.

1 Samuel 2:8

He raises the needy from the dust; from the ash heap lifts up the poor, To seat them with nobles and make a glorious throne their heritage. “For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s, and he has set the world upon them.

Luke 16:25

Abraham replied, ‘My child, remember that you received what was good during your lifetime while Lazarus likewise received what was bad; but now he is comforted here, whereas you are tormented.

Psalm 37:16

Better the meagerness of the righteous one than the plenty of the wicked.

Matthew 5:1

When he saw the crowds, he went up the mountain, and after he had sat down, his disciples came to him.