Luke 6:20 (WEB)

Passage

He lifted up his eyes to his disciples, and said, “Blessed are you who are poor, God’s Kingdom is yours.

Nearby Context

Luke 6:18 as well as those who were troubled by unclean spirits, and they were being healed.

Luke 6:19 All the multitude sought to touch him, for power came out of him and healed them all.

Luke 6:20 He lifted up his eyes to his disciples, and said, “Blessed are you who are poor, God’s Kingdom is yours.

Luke 6:21 Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.

Luke 6:22 Blessed are you when men shall hate you, and when they shall exclude and mock you, and throw out your name as evil, for the Son of Man’s sake.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 19's "All the multitude sought to touch him..." into verse 21's "Blessed are you who hunger now for...", so "lifted" 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 "lifted" and "eyes" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.