Luke 6:17-26
Blessings and Woes
He came down with them, and stood
on a level place, with a crowd of his disciples, and a great number of the
people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon,
who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases; as well as those who were
troubled by unclean spirits, and they were being healed. All the multitude sought to touch
him, for power came out from him and healed them all.
He lifted up his eyes
to his disciples, and said,
"Blessed are you who are poor,
for yours is the Kingdom of God.
Blessed are you who
hunger now,
for you will be filled.
Blessed are you who weep now,
for you will laugh.
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.
Rejoice in that day,
and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven, for their
fathers did the same thing to the prophets.
"But woe to you
who are rich!
For you have received your consolation.
Woe to you, you who
are full now,
for you will be hungry.
Woe to you who laugh now,
for you will mourn and weep.
Woe, when men speak
well of you,
for their fathers did the same thing to the false prophets.