# Luke 6.20

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**Book:** [Luke](/codex/luke/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 18. and they that were troubled with unclean spirits were healed. 19. And all the multitude sought to touch him; for power came forth from him, and healed them all.
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> **20. And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, <span class="rl-speech">Blessed are ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.</span>**
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> 21. <span class="rl-speech">Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.</span> 22. <span class="rl-speech">Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake.</span> (Luke 6:18-22, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 18. as well as those who were troubled by unclean spirits, and they were being healed. 19. All the multitude sought to touch him, for power came out of him and healed them all.
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> **20. He lifted up his eyes to his disciples, and said, <span class="rl-speech">“Blessed are you who are poor, God’s Kingdom is yours.</span>**
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> 21. <span class="rl-speech">Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.</span> 22. <span class="rl-speech">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.</span> (Luke 6:18-22, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 18. And they that were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed. 19. And the whole multitude sought to touch him: for there went virtue out of him, and healed them all.
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> **20. And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, <span class="rl-speech">Blessed be ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.</span>**
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> 21. <span class="rl-speech">Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.</span> 22. <span class="rl-speech">Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake.</span> (Luke 6:18-22, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 18. and those harassed by unclean spirits, and they were healed, 19. and all the multitude were seeking to touch him, because power from him was going forth, and he was healing all.
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> **20. And he, having lifted up his eyes to his disciples, said: 'Happy the poor, because yours is the reign of God.**
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> 21. 'Happy those hungering now, because ye shall be filled. 'Happy those weeping now, because ye shall laugh. 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 (Luke 6:18-22, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** _TBD_
- **Audience:** _TBD_
- **Location:** _TBD_
- **Time period:** _TBD_

## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._

- [G0932 - basileia](/codex/g0932-basileia/), *basileia*, Strong's G0932
- [G2316 - theos](/codex/g2316-theos/), *theos*, Strong's G2316
- [G3004 - lego](/codex/g3004-lego/), *lego*, Strong's G3004

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## Quoted in

**Concepts:**

- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Luke 6](/codex/luke-6/)
- [Sermon on the Mount](/codex/sermon-on-the-mount/), via [Luke 6](/codex/luke-6/)

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## Notes

_Your annotations._

## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.