Better to be lowly of spirit with the humble , than to divide plunder with the proud.
Luke 6:20 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Then looking up at his disciples, he said: Blessed are you who are poor, because the kingdom of God is yours. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be ye poor: for your's is the kingdom of God. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And solemnly lifting up His eyes on His disciples, He said: Blessed (happy–with life-joy and satisfaction in God's favor and salvation, apart from your outward condition–and to be envied) are you poor and lowly and afflicted (destitute of wealth, influence, position, and honor), for the kingdom of God is yours! American Standard Version (1901) And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed are ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God. Common English Bible Jesus raised his eyes to his disciples and said: “Happy are you who are poor, because God’s kingdom is yours. Catholic Public Domain Version And lifting up his eyes to his disciples, he said: "Blessed are you poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he, lifting up his eyes on his disciples, said: Blessed are ye poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. |
Better to be lowly of spirit with the humble , than to divide plunder with the proud.
Better a poor person who lives with integrity than someone who has deceitful lips and is a fool.
The humble will have joy after joy in the Lord, and the poor people will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
My hand made all these things, and so they all came into being. This is the Lord’s declaration. I will look favourably on this kind of person: one who is humble, submissive in spirit, and trembles at my word.
I will leave a meek and humble people among you, and they will take refuge in the name of the Lord.
It was annulled on that day, and so the oppressed of the flock who were watching me knew that it was the word of the Lord.
The blind receive their sight, the lame walk, those with leprosy are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor are told the good news,
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.
When he saw the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and after he sat down, his disciples came to him.
Don’t be afraid, little flock, because your Father delights to give you the kingdom.
There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth in that place, when you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but yourselves thrown out.
When one of those who reclined at the table with him heard these things, he said to him, ‘Blessed is the one who will eat bread in the kingdom of God! ’
‘ “Son,” Abraham said, “remember that during your life you received your good things, just as Lazarus received bad things, but now he is comforted here, while you are in agony.
The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set free the oppressed,
strengthening the disciples by encouraging them to continue in the faith and by telling them, ‘It is necessary to go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God.’
as grieving, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet enriching many; as having nothing, yet possessing everything.
During a severe trial brought about by affliction, their abundant joy and their extreme poverty overflowed in a wealth of generosity on their part.
For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ: Though he was rich, for your sake he became poor, so that by his poverty you might become rich.
and you yourselves became imitators of us and of the Lord when, in spite of severe persecution, you welcomed the message with joy from the Holy Spirit.
It is clear evidence of God’s righteous judgement that you will be counted worthy of God’s kingdom, for which you also are suffering,
Blessed is the one who endures trials, because when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.
Listen, my dear brothers and sisters: Didn’t God choose the poor in this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that he has promised to those who love him?
I know your affliction and poverty, but you are rich. I know the slander of those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.
He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the rubbish heap. He seats them with noblemen and gives them a throne of honour. For the foundations of the earth are the Lord’s; he has set the world on them.