I Could Be Wrong

 

"In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea ² and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.” ³ This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah:

“A voice of one calling in the wilderness,
‘Prepare the way for the Lord,
    make straight paths for him.’”"

 "Jesus replied, “Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness.” Then John consented."

 "But after me comes one who is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with^[c] the Holy Spirit and fire. ¹² His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor, gathering his wheat into the barn and burning up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”"

 " Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God. ¹⁵ “The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!”"

" The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!"

 “Today salvation has come to this household because he too is a son of Abraham! For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost”” Luke 19:1-10 (NET).

 

I don't know, but it seems like there is a fair amount of evidence that Jesus wasn't limiting His work only or primarily to the materially poor. It's almost like Jesus was there to fulfill more than just one prophecy.  Likewise, Jesus is presented from the very first as the fulfillment of the sacrificial system to "take away the sin of the world", not merely to include the poor.   What would the poor have to repent of?   Finally, again from the very beginning, there is talk of Jesus as the one who will separate His "wheat/sheep/brothers and sisters" and protect them, while destroying the "chaff/goats/unrighteous" with "unquenchable fire".