Luke 6:20 (DRB)

Passage

And he, lifting up his eyes on his disciples, said: Blessed are ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.

Nearby Context

Luke 6:18 Who were come to hear him and to be healed of their diseases. And they that were troubled with unclean spirits were cured.

Luke 6:19 And all the multitude sought to touch him: for virtue went out from him and healed all.

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

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

Luke 6:22 Blessed shall you be when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you and shall reproach you and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "lifting", "eyes", "disciples", "said", "blessed", "poor", "yours", and "kingdom". 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 multitude sought to touch..." into verse 21's "Blessed are ye that hunger now for...", 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.