Luke 6:20-22

Disciples’ Literal New Testament

These Are The Ones God Considers Blessed And In Danger

²⁰And He, having lifted-up His eyes toward His disciples, was saying— “Blessed^[a] are the poor ones, because the kingdom of God is yours. ²¹Blessed are the ones hungering now, because you will be filled-to-satisfaction. Blessed are the ones weeping now, because you will laugh. ²²You are blessed whenever people hate you, and whenever they separate^[b] you, and reproach you, and throw-out your name as evil because-of ^[c] the Son of Man.

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Footnotes

Luke 6:20 Or, Fortunate, Happy, from God’s point of view.
Luke 6:22 That is, exclude.
Luke 6:22 That is, from the persecutor’s point of view; or, for the sake of, from the believer’s point of view.

Disciples’ Literal New Testament (DLNT)

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