The Beatitudes

20 And ^zhe lifted up his eyes on his disciples, ^aand said:

“Blessed are you who are poor, for ^byours is the kingdom of God.

22 And he answered them, “Go and tell John what you have seen and heard: ^ythe blind receive their sight, the lame walk, ^zlepers¹ are cleansed, and ^athe deaf hear, ^bthe dead are raised up, ^cthe poor have good news preached to them.

13 But when you give a feast, ^ainvite ^bthe poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind,

21 So the servant came and reported these things to his master. Then the master of the house became angry and said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly to the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in ^kthe poor and crippled and blind and lame.’

20 And at his gate ^gwas laid a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores,

22 The poor man died and was carried by ⁱthe angels ^jto Abraham’s side.¹ The rich man also died and was buried,

22 When Jesus heard this, he said to him, “One thing you still lack. ^ySell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have ^ztreasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”

8 And Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, “Behold, Lord, the half of my goods ⁱI give to the poor. And if I have ^jdefrauded anyone of anything, I restore it ^kfourfold.”