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Matthew 5:1-3
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
Matthew 5:1-3
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
5 Seeing the crowds, He went up on the mountain; and when He was seated, His disciples came to Him.
2 Then He opened His mouth and taught them, saying:
3 Blessed (happy, [a]to be envied, and [b]spiritually prosperous—[c]with life-joy and satisfaction in God’s favor and salvation, regardless of their outward conditions) are the poor in spirit (the humble, who rate themselves insignificant), for theirs is the kingdom of heaven!
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Matthew 5:3 Alexander Souter, Pocket Lexicon of the Greek New Testament.
- Matthew 5:3 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
- Matthew 5:3 Hermann Cremer, Biblico-Theological Lexicon.
Matthew 5:1-3
New International Version
Matthew 5:1-3
New International Version
Introduction to the Sermon on the Mount
5 Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, 2 and he began to teach them.
The Beatitudes(A)
He said:
3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.(B)
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