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And having seen the multitudes, he went up to the mount, and he having sat down, his disciples came to him,

and having opened his mouth, he was teaching them, saying:

`Happy the poor in spirit -- because theirs is the reign of the heavens.

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The Sermon on the Mount; The Beatitudes

(A)Now when Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on (B)the [a]mountain; and after He sat down, His disciples came to Him. And (C)He opened His mouth and began to teach them, saying,

[b](D)Blessed are the poor in spirit, for (E)theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 5:1 Or hill
  2. Matthew 5:3 I.e., fortunate or prosperous, and so through v 11