Luke 6:17-26
SixthSunday after Epiphany
17He came down with them and stood on a level place, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea, Jerusalem, and the coast of Tyre andSidon.18They had come to hear him and to be healed of their diseases; and those who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured.19Andall in the crowd were trying to touch him, for power came out from him and healed all of them.
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.
22Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you, revile you, and defame you on account of the Son of Man.23Rejoicein that day and leap for joy, for surely your reward is great in heaven; for that is what their ancestors did to 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.
26Woe to you when all speak well of you, for that is what their ancestors did to the false prophets.
Daily Bible readings are selected from materials prepared by the Consultation on Common Texts (CCT), published in Revised Common Lectionary © 1992 and Revised Common Lectionary Daily Readings © 2005. Used by permission.
Scripture quotations are from the New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition (NRSVue). Copyright © 2021 National Council of Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
