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

Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

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Then He opened His mouth and taught them, saying:

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!

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 5:3 Alexander Souter, Pocket Lexicon of the Greek New Testament.
  2. Matthew 5:3 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
  3. Matthew 5:3 Hermann Cremer, Biblico-Theological Lexicon.

1-2 One day as the crowds were gathering, he went up the hillside with his disciples and sat down and taught them there.

“Humble men are very fortunate!” he told them, “for the Kingdom of Heaven is given to them.

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