Luke 6:20 (YLT)

Passage

And he, having lifted up his eyes to his disciples, said: `Happy the poor--because yours is the reign of God.

Nearby Context

Luke 6:18 and those harassed by unclean spirits, and they were healed,

Luke 6:19 and all the multitude were seeking to touch him, because power from him was going forth, and he was healing all.

Luke 6:20 And he, having lifted up his eyes to his disciples, said: `Happy the poor--because yours is the reign of God.

Luke 6:21 `Happy those hungering now--because ye shall be filled. `Happy those weeping now--because ye shall laugh.

Luke 6:22 `Happy are ye when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you, and shall reproach, and shall cast forth your name as evil, for the Son of Man's sake--

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "having", "lifted", "eyes", "disciples", "said", "happy", "poor--because", and "yours". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "having" and "lifted", 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 were seeking to..." into verse 21's "Happy those hungering now--because ye shall be...", so "having" and "lifted" 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 "having" and "lifted" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.