20. And raising his eyes toward his disciples he said:“Blessed are you who are poor,for the kingdom of God is yours.
21. Blessed are you who are now hungry,for you will be satisfied.Blessed are you who are now weeping,for you will laugh.
22. Blessed are you when people hate you,and when they exclude and insult you,and denounce your name as evilon account of the Son of Man.
23. Rejoice and leap for joy on that day! Behold, your reward will be great in heaven. For their ancestors treated the prophets in the same way.