Luke 6:20 (DBY)

Passage

And *he*, lifting up his eyes upon his disciples, said, Blessed [are] ye poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.

Nearby Context

Luke 6:18 and those that were beset by unclean spirits were healed.

Luke 6:19 And all the crowd sought to touch him, for power went out from him and healed all.

Luke 6:20 And *he*, lifting up his eyes upon his disciples, said, Blessed [are] ye poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.

Luke 6:21 Blessed ye that hunger now, for ye shall be filled. Blessed ye that weep now, for ye shall laugh.

Luke 6:22 Blessed are ye when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you [from them], and shall reproach [you], and cast out your name as wicked, for the Son of man's sake:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "lifting", "eyes", "upon", "disciples", "said", "blessed", "poor", and "yours". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "lifting" and "eyes", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 19's "And all the crowd sought to touch..." into verse 21's "Blessed ye that hunger now for ye...", so "lifting" and "eyes" belong inside that flow. In Luke context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "lifting" and "eyes" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.