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Home Luke 6:20-26 NRSVue

Luke 6:20-26 NRSVue

20Then he looked up at his disciples and said:

“Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.

21“Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you will be filled. “Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.

22“Blessed are you when people hate you and when they exclude you, revile you, and defame you on account of the Son of Man. 23Rejoice on that day and leap for joy, for surely your reward is great in heaven, for that is how their ancestors treated the prophets.

24“But woe to you who are rich, for you have received your consolation. 25“Woe to you who are full now, for you will be hungry. “Woe to you who are laughing now, for you will mourn and weep.

26“Woe to you when all speak well of you, for that is how their ancestors treated the false prophets.

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition (NRSVUE)

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Reflection on Luke 6:20-26

Inspiration from 2026-11-06 Daily Prayer

  • Note the present tense used in the first of these beatitudes: the poor are blessed in the here and now – not, Luke says, because they are poor, but because theirs ‘is the Kingdom of God.’ Every good relationship is poor because the other person is not our property. One is a gift from the other, and each is a gift from God.
  • Jesus’ kingdom is for this world as well as for the next. If we loved each other as ourselves, there would be no poverty, no hunger. The poor would be fed, the destitute cherished, the mourners comforted. How can I help make Jesus’ kingdom a reality for someone else today?

Further reflection

God’s mercy means doing justice for the poorest and the most humiliated. Jesus meets families on his travels who are barely surviving and are defenceless against powerful landowners. We too see poor and powerless people today. Are we, his followers, defenders of the poor?

What meaningful action will I do today to bring a smile to the lips of someone who is poor or broken? Christian living is neither an armchair occupation nor a spectator sport.