King James Bible
KJVAnd he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.
Translation Comparison
Luke 6:20
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The verse Luke 6:20 varies across translations. For example, the KJV emphasizes certain traditional terms, while the ASV offers a more literal rendering. This page provides a side-by-side comparison of all available translations to highlight these nuances.
| Translation | Verse Text | Copy |
|---|---|---|
King James BibleKJV | And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God. | |
American Standard VersionASV | And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed are ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God. | |
Douay Rheims BibleDRB | And he, lifting up his eyes on his disciples, said: Blessed are ye poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. | |
Darby Bible TranslationDBT | And he, lifting up his eyes upon his disciples, said, Blessed are ye poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. | |
English Revised VersionERV | And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed are ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God. | |
Webster Bible TranslationWBT | And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed are ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God. | |
World English BibleWEB | He lifted up his eyes to his disciples, and said, |Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the Kingdom of God. | |
Young's Literal TranslationYLT | And he, having lifted up his eyes to his disciples, said: 'Happy the poor — because yours is the reign of God. | |
American King James VersionAKJV | And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be you poor: for yours is the kingdom of God. | |
Weymouth New TestamentWNT | Then fixing His eyes upon His disciples, Jesus said to them, |Blessed are you poor, because the Kingdom of God is yours. |
American Standard Version
ASVAnd he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed are ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.
Douay Rheims Bible
DRBAnd he, lifting up his eyes on his disciples, said: Blessed are ye poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
Darby Bible Translation
DBTAnd he, lifting up his eyes upon his disciples, said, Blessed are ye poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
English Revised Version
ERVAnd he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed are ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.
Webster Bible Translation
WBTAnd he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed are ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.
World English Bible
WEBHe lifted up his eyes to his disciples, and said, |Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the Kingdom of God.
Young's Literal Translation
YLTAnd he, having lifted up his eyes to his disciples, said: 'Happy the poor — because yours is the reign of God.
American King James Version
AKJVAnd he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be you poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.
Weymouth New Testament
WNTThen fixing His eyes upon His disciples, Jesus said to them, |Blessed are you poor, because the Kingdom of God is yours.
King James Bible
KJVAnd he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.
American Standard Version
ASVAnd he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed are ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.
Douay Rheims Bible
DRBAnd he, lifting up his eyes on his disciples, said: Blessed are ye poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
Darby Bible Translation
DBTAnd he, lifting up his eyes upon his disciples, said, Blessed are ye poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
English Revised Version
ERVAnd he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed are ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.
Webster Bible Translation
WBTAnd he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed are ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.
World English Bible
WEBHe lifted up his eyes to his disciples, and said, |Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the Kingdom of God.
Young's Literal Translation
YLTAnd he, having lifted up his eyes to his disciples, said: 'Happy the poor — because yours is the reign of God.
American King James Version
AKJVAnd he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be you poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.
Weymouth New Testament
WNTThen fixing His eyes upon His disciples, Jesus said to them, |Blessed are you poor, because the Kingdom of God is yours.