Neville Goddard on Luke 6:20-26 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Luke 6 in context

Scripture Focus

20And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.

21Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.

22Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake.

23Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers unto the prophets.

24But woe unto you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation.

25Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep.

26Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets.

Luke 6:20-26

Biblical Context

Plain sense: Jesus blesses the poor, hungry, mournful, and persecuted, promising that their inner state will bring the kingdom of God; the rich and comfortable are warned that their consolation may already be complete.

Neville's Inner Vision

From the Neville vantage, the beatitudes and woes are not about external fortune, but about inner dispositions. 'Poor' and 'hungry' become states of awakening—awareness that you are not defined by wealth or grand meals but by your I AM. 'Yours is the kingdom of God' means the kingdom is your conscious possession, already present as you attend to inner quiet and imaginative power. When you 'weep' and 'hate' for the Son of Man's sake, you are stirred to seek a deeper reality, and joy comes as you revise your experience from lack to abundance. The 'woes' against riches and public praise warn that clinging to outer security or approval sustains nothing; true provision flows from the inner reversal: you imagine and feel as if your life is already safeguarded by the kingdom, and your external circumstances align with that inner state. The prophets endured likewise; you, too, are invited to claim the present reality by the act of imagination.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Assume you are already living in the kingdom; feel the I AM presence filling you with abundance. Revise any sense of lack until it dissolves into gratitude.