Jesus looked at his disciples. He said to them,“ Blessed are you who are needy. God’s kingdom belongs to you.

耶稣举目看着门徒，说：“你们贫穷的人有福了！因为神的国是你们的。

耶稣举目看着门徒，说：“贫穷的人有福了！因为上帝的国是你们的。

耶稣举目看着门徒，说：“贫穷的人有福了！因为神的国是你们的。

耶稣抬头望着门徒，对他们说：“贫穷的人有福了，因为上帝的国属于你们！

耶稣抬头看着门徒，说：“贫穷的人有福了，因为神的国是你们的。

耶稣举目看着他的门徒们，说：“贫乏的人是蒙福的，因为神的国是你们的。

耶穌舉目看着門徒，說：你們貧窮的人有福了！因為神的國是你們的。

耶穌舉目看着門徒，說：「貧窮的人有福了！因為上帝的國是你們的。

耶穌舉目看着門徒，說：「貧窮的人有福了！因為神的國是你們的。

耶穌抬頭望著門徒，對他們說：「貧窮的人有福了，因為上帝的國屬於你們！

耶穌抬頭看著門徒，說：“貧窮的人有福了，因為神的國是你們的。

耶穌舉目看他的門徒，就說；『貧窮的人有福啊！因為上帝的國是你們的。

耶穌舉目看著他的門徒們，說：「貧乏的人是蒙福的，因為神的國是你們的。

耶穌舉目視其徒曰、爾貧者福矣、以上帝國為爾有也、

耶穌舉目視門徒曰、貧者福矣、以上帝國乃爾所有也、

耶穌舉目視門徒曰、爾貧者福矣、以天主之國、乃爾之國也、

耶穌舉目視諸徒曰：『福哉爾貧者、天國爾曹屬。

Looking at his disciples, he said:“ Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.

And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said:“ Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.

Then Jesus turned to his disciples and said,“ God blesses you who are poor, for the Kingdom of God is yours.

Then looking up at his disciples, he said: Blessed are you who are poor, because the kingdom of God is yours.

And He raised His eyes toward His disciples and began saying,“ Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.

Then He lifted up His eyes toward His disciples, and said:“ Blessed are you poor, For yours is the kingdom of God.

And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed are ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.

Then looking up at His disciples, He said: You who are poor are blessed, because the kingdom of God is yours.

And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed[ be ye] poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.

Then he looked up at his disciples and said:“ Blessed are you who are poor, for the kingdom of God belongs to you.

He lifted up his eyes to his disciples, and said,“ Blessed are you who are poor, God’s Kingdom is yours.

Jesus looked at his disciples. He said to them,“ Blessed are you who are needy. God’s kingdom belongs to you.Blessed are you who are hungry now. You will be satisfied. Blessed are you who are sad now. You will laugh.Blessed are you when people hate you, when they have nothing to do with you and say bad things about you, and when they treat your name as something evil. They do all this because you are followers of the Son of Man.“ The prophets of long ago were treated the same way. When these things happen to you, be glad and jump for joy. You will receive many blessings in heaven.“ But how terrible it will be for you who are rich! You have already had your easy life.

My dear brothers and sisters, listen to me. Hasn’t God chosen those who are poor in the world’s eyes to be rich in faith? Hasn’t he chosen them to receive the kingdom? Hasn’t he promised it to those who love him?

You know the grace shown by our Lord Jesus Christ. Even though he was rich, he became poor to help you. Because he became poor, you can become rich.

“ Little flock, do not be afraid. Your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom.

“ Then the King will speak to those on his right. He will say,‘ My Father has blessed you. Come and take what is yours. It is the kingdom prepared for you since the world was created.

‘ I know that you suffer and are poor. But you are rich! Some people say they are Jews but are not. I know that their words are evil. Their worship comes from Satan.

Here’s what believers who are in low positions in life should be proud of. They should be proud that God has given them a high position in the kingdom.But rich people should take pride in their low positions. That’s because they will fade away like wild flowers.

We are sad, but we are always full of joy. We are poor, but we make many people rich. We have nothing, but we own everything.

Those who aren’t proud will once again find their joy in the Lord. And those who are in need will find their joy in the Holy One of Israel.

But inside your city I will leave those who are not proud at all. Those who are still left alive will trust in the Lord.

Then he began to teach them. He said,“ Blessed are those who are spiritually needy. The kingdom of heaven belongs to them.Blessed are those who are sad. They will be comforted.Blessed are those who are humble. They will be given the earth.Blessed are those who are hungry and thirsty for what is right. They will be filled.Blessed are those who show mercy. They will be shown mercy.Blessed are those whose hearts are pure. They will see God.Blessed are those who make peace. They will be called children of God.Blessed are those who suffer for doing what is right. The kingdom of heaven belongs to them.“ Blessed are you when people make fun of you and hurt you because of me. You are also blessed when they tell all kinds of evil lies about you because of me.Be joyful and glad. Your reward in heaven is great. In the same way, people hurt the prophets who lived long ago.

All of this proves that when God judges, he is fair. So you will be considered worthy to enter God’s kingdom. You are suffering for his kingdom.

He raises poor people up from the trash pile. He lifts needy people out of the ashes.He causes them to sit with princes. He causes them to sit with the princes of his people.

Brothers and sisters, think of what you were when God chose you. Not many of you were considered wise by human standards. Not many of you were powerful. Not many of you belonged to important families.But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise. God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.God chose the things of this world that are common and looked down on. God chose things considered unimportant to do away with things considered important.So no one can boast to God.

“ But Abraham replied,‘ Son, remember what happened in your lifetime. You received your good things. Lazarus received bad things. Now he is comforted here, and you are in terrible pain.

Those who do what is right may have very little. But it’s better than the wealth of many sinners.

It is better to be poor and to live without blame than to be foolish and to twist words around.

Blessed is the person who keeps on going when times are hard. After they have come through hard times, this person will receive a crown. The crown is life itself. The Lord has promised it to those who love him.

The God who is highly honored lives forever. His name is holy. He says,“ I live in a high and holy place. But I also live with anyone who turns away from their sins. I live with anyone who is not proud. I give new life to them. I give it to anyone who turns away from their sins.I will not find fault with my people forever. I will not always be angry with them. If I were, I would cause their spirits to grow weak. The people I created would faint away.

Suppose you are lowly in spirit along with those who are treated badly. That’s better than sharing stolen goods with those who are proud.

We and the Lord were your examples. You followed us. You welcomed our message even when you were suffering terribly. You welcomed it with the joy the Holy Spirit gives.

Didn’t I make everything by my power? That is how all things were created,” announces the Lord.“ The people I value are not proud. They are sorry for the wrong things they have done. They have great respect for what I say.

One of the people at the table with Jesus heard him say those things. So he said to Jesus,“ Blessed is the one who will eat at the feast in God’s kingdom.”

Jesus pointed to his disciples. He said,“ Here is my mother! Here are my brothers!Anyone who does what my Father in heaven wants is my brother or sister or mother.”

There they helped the believers gain strength. They told them to remain faithful to what they had been taught.“ We must go through many hard times to enter God’s kingdom,” they said.

So no more bragging about human leaders! All things are yours.That means Paul or Apollos or Peter or the world or life or death or the present or the future. All are yours.You are joined to Christ and belong to him. And Christ is joined to God.

“ The Spirit of the Lord is on me. He has anointed me to announce the good news to poor people. He has sent me to announce freedom for prisoners. He has sent me so that the blind will see again. He wants me to set free those who are treated badly.

“ Have any of the rulers or Pharisees believed in him?No! But this mob knows nothing about the law. There is a curse on them.”

He raises poor people up from the trash pile. He lifts needy people out of the ashes. He lets them sit with princes. He gives them places of honor.“ The foundations of the earth belong to the Lord. On them he has set the world.

They have suffered a great deal. But in their suffering, their joy was more than full. Even though they were very poor, they gave very freely.

It happened that day. The sheep that had been treated badly were watching me. They knew it was the Lord’ s message.

“ You will weep and grind your teeth together when you see those who are in God’s kingdom. You will see Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets there. But you yourselves will be thrown out.

Blind people receive sight. Disabled people walk. Those who have skin diseases are made‘ clean.’ Deaf people hear. Those who are dead are raised to life. And the good news is preached to those who are poor.

Then Jesus looked at the people sitting in a circle around him. He said,“ Here is my mother! Here are my brothers!Anyone who does what God wants is my brother or sister or mother.”