Matthew 5:3
1 When Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain and sat down. His disciples came to Him,
2 and He began to teach them, saying:
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4 Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
5 Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
- KJV
- Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
- WEB
- “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
- ASV
- Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
- DARBY
- Blessed [are] the poor in spirit, for *theirs* is the kingdom of the heavens.
- BLB
- “Blessed [are] the poor in spirit, because theirs is the kingdom of the heavens.
- ÅB
- «Salige er de fattige i ånden;
for himlenes rike er deres. - OTB
- «Salige er de som er fattige i ånden,
for himlenes rike tilhører dem. - B1930
- Salige er de fattige i ånden; for himlenes rike er deres.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 66:2
Has not My hand made all these things? And so they came into being,” declares the LORD. “This is the one I will esteem: he who is humble and contrite in spirit, who trembles at My word.
Read in contextProverbs 29:23
A man’s pride will bring him low, but a humble spirit will obtain honor.
Read in contextPsalms 34:18
The LORD is near to the brokenhearted; He saves the contrite in spirit.
Read in contextProverbs 16:19
It is better to be lowly in spirit among the humble than to divide the spoil with the proud.
Read in contextLuke 18:14
I tell you, this man, rather than the Pharisee, went home justified. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
Read in context2 Chronicles 7:14
and if My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.
Read in contextPsalms 51:17
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.
Read in contextIsaiah 57:15
For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the contrite.
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