6 ¹⁷ Jesus and his apostles went down from the mountain and came to some flat, level ground. Many other disciples were there to meet him. Large crowds of people from all over Judea, Jerusalem, and the coastal cities of Tyre and Sidon were there too ²⁰ Jesus looked at his disciples and said:

God will bless you people
who are poor.
    His kingdom belongs to you!
²¹ God will bless
    you hungry people.
You will have plenty
    to eat!
God will bless you people
who are crying.
    You will laugh!

²² God will bless you when others hate you and won’t have anything to do with you. God will bless you when people insult you and say cruel things about you, all because you are a follower of the Son of Man. ²³ Long ago your own people did these same things to the prophets. So when this happens to you, be happy and jump for joy! You will have a great reward in heaven.

²⁴ But you rich people
    are in for trouble.
You have already had
    an easy life!
²⁵ You well-fed people
    are in for trouble.
    You will go hungry!
You people
    who are laughing now
    are in for trouble.
You are going to cry
    and weep!

²⁶ You are in for trouble when everyone says good things about you. That is what your own people said about those prophets who told lies.