15. Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon who was called a Zealot,
16. and Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.
17. And he came down with them and stood on a stretch of level ground. A great crowd of his disciples and a large number of the people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the coastal region of Tyre and Sidon
18. came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases; and even those who were tormented by unclean spirits were cured.
19. Everyone in the crowd sought to touch him because power came forth from him and healed them all.
20. And raising his eyes toward his disciples he said:“Blessed are you who are poor,for the kingdom of God is yours.