September 7, 2014

The Sermon on the Mount

5 Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to him.

The Beatitudes

² And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying:

³ “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

⁴ “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.

⁵ “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.

⁶ “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.

⁷ “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.

⁸ “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.

⁹ “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons^[a] of God.

¹⁰ “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

¹¹ “Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. ¹² Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

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Footnotes

Matthew 5:9 Greek huioi; see Preface

Cross references

Matthew 5:1 : ch. 15:29 Matthew 5:1 : Luke 4:20 Matthew 5:2 : Ps. 78:2 Matthew 5:3 : For ver. 3-12, [Luke 6:20-23] Matthew 5:3 : [Isa. 61:1; 66:2] Matthew 5:3 : [Luke 12:32] Matthew 5:4 : Isa. 61:2, 3; John 16:20; 2 Cor. 1:7; 7:10; Rev. 21:4; [James 4:9, 10] Matthew 5:5 : Ps. 37:11 Matthew 5:5 : Ps. 37:11 Matthew 5:6 : Ps. 42:2; Isa. 55:1, 2; John 7:37 Matthew 5:6 : 2 Tim. 2:22; [ch. 6:33] Matthew 5:7 : ch. 18:33; 25:34-36; Prov. 19:17; Luke 6:36; 2 Tim. 1:16; Heb. 6:10 Matthew 5:8 : Ps. 24:4; 2 Tim. 2:22; [1 Pet. 1:22] Matthew 5:8 : Heb. 12:14; 1 John 3:2, 3; Rev. 22:4; [1 Cor. 13:12] Matthew 5:9 : James 3:18 Matthew 5:9 : 1 John 3:1 Matthew 5:9 : Rom. 8:14 Matthew 5:10 : 2 Tim. 2:12; James 5:11; 1 Pet. 3:14 Matthew 5:10 : [See ver. 3 above]; [Luke 12:32] Matthew 5:11 : Heb. 11:26; 1 Pet. 4:14 Matthew 5:11 : John 15:21 Matthew 5:12 : Acts 5:41; Rom. 5:3; 2 Cor. 12:10; Col. 1:11, 24; Heb. 10:34; James 1:2; 1 Pet. 4:13 Matthew 5:12 : See ch. 21:35

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