aCited from Isa. 61:1, 2
bver. 1; [Acts 1:2]
cMatt. 11:5; [ch. 6:20]
dPs. 146:7, 8
e[Isa. 42:7; John 9:39; Acts 26:18]
fIsa. 58:6
gJohn 6:5
hFor ver. 20-23, [Matt. 5:3-12]
i[ch. 12:32]
j[Mark 12:44]
kPhil. 2:6, 7; [ch. 6:10; Matt. 20:28]
l1 Cor. 1:27, 28; [Job 34:19]
m2 Cor. 8:9; Rev. 2:9; See Luke 12:21
nMatt. 5:3; Luke 6:20; 12:32
oSee ch. 1:12
p[1 Cor. 11:22]
qActs 16:19
rActs 8:3; 17:6; 18:12; [ch. 5:6]

Luke 4:18

18 a“The Spirit of the Lord bis upon me,
because he has anointed me
to cproclaim good news to the poor.
dHe has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives
and erecovering of sight to the blind,
fto set at liberty those who are oppressed,

Luke 6:20

The Beatitudes

20And ghe lifted up his eyes on his disciples, hand said:

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

2 Corinthians 8:2

2for in a severe test of affliction, their abundance of joy and jtheir extreme poverty have overflowed in a wealth of generosity on their part.

2 Corinthians 8:9

9For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that kthough he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich.

James 2:5-6

5Listen, my beloved brothers, lhas not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be mrich in faith and heirs of nthe kingdom, owhich he has promised to those who love him? 6But you phave dishonored the poor man. Are not the rich the ones who oppress you, and the ones who qdrag you rinto court?
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