Blessings and Troubles

6 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.