calling. But the fringe audience will not be forgotten, as in 6:46 Jesus questions the reality of the discipleship of some of those he addresses. The woes of 6:24–26 are perhaps directed more to that wider part of his audience. Blessed are you who are poor. Here is the “good news to the poor” that was promised in 4:18. Luke’s wording gives no indication that the poverty here is anything but literal. The “poor” disciples will be contrasted in 6:24 with the “rich” who are comfortably off in this world.