Matthew 5:3-5

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³“Great blessings belong to those who know they are spiritually in need.^[a]
    God’s kingdom belongs to them.
⁴Great blessings belong to those who are sad now.
    God will comfort them.
⁵Great blessings belong to those who are humble.
    They will be given the land God promised.^[b]

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Footnotes

Matthew 5:3 those … in need Literally, “the poor in spirit.”
Matthew 5:5 They will … promised This is the meaning of these words in Ps. 37:11. Here, they probably refer to a spiritual “promised land,” but they can also mean “The earth will belong to them.”