Cross references

Luke 6:20

Looking up at His disciples, Jesus said:

“Blessed are you who are poor,

for yours is the kingdom of God.

Luke 6:20 BSB

Luke 6:20 has 34 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 11 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to James 2:5 (12 votes) and Luke 6:20–24 (11 votes). 13 other verses point back to it. It links with 18 other books, from Leviticus 14 to Revelation 2.

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Which verses does Luke 6:20 point to?

The 20 strongest of 34, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. James 2:512 votes

    Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him?

  2. Looking up at His disciples, Jesus 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. …

  3. For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.

  4. Luke 12:329 votes

    Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom.

  5. and He began to teach them, saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. …

  6. Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

  7. The brother in humble circumstances should exult in his high position. But the one who is rich should exult in his low position, because he will pass away like a flower of the field.

  8. I know your affliction and your poverty—though you are rich! And I am aware of the slander of those who falsely claim to be Jews, but are in fact a synagogue of Satan.

  9. sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.

  10. The humble will increase their joy in the LORD, and the poor among men will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.

  11. Luke 4:183 votes
  12. James 1:123 votes

    Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.

Which verses point to Luke 6:20?

The 10 strongest of 13.