Listen, my dear brothers and sisters:(A) Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world(B) to be rich in faith(C) and to inherit the kingdom(D) he promised those who love him?(E)

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“Blessed are the poor in spirit,
    for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.(A)

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20 Looking at his disciples, he said:

“Blessed are you who are poor,
    for yours is the kingdom of God.(A)

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I know your afflictions and your poverty—yet you are rich!(A) I know about the slander of those who say they are Jews and are not,(B) but are a synagogue of Satan.(C)

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26 Brothers and sisters, think of what you were when you were called.(A) Not many of you were wise(B) by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth. 27 But God chose(C) the foolish(D) things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. 28 God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not(E)—to nullify the things that are,

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and into an inheritance(A) that can never perish, spoil or fade.(B) This inheritance is kept in heaven for you,(C)

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21 “This is how it will be with whoever stores up things for themselves but is not rich toward God.”(A)

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12 Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial(A) because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life(B) that the Lord has promised to those who love him.(C)

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For you know the grace(A) of our Lord Jesus Christ,(B) that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor,(C) so that you through his poverty might become rich.(D)

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26 He regarded disgrace(A) for the sake of Christ(B) as of greater value than the treasures of Egypt, because he was looking ahead to his reward.(C)

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32 “Do not be afraid,(A) little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom.(B)

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Now there is in store for me(A) the crown of righteousness,(B) which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day(C)—and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing.(D)

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However, as it is written:

“What no eye has seen,
    what no ear has heard,
and what no human mind has conceived”[a]
    the things God has prepared for those who love him—(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 2:9 Isaiah 64:4

34 “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom(A) prepared for you since the creation of the world.(B)

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Those who are victorious(A) will inherit all this, and I will be their God and they will be my children.(B)

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Believers in humble circumstances ought to take pride in their high position.(A)

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18 Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds,(A) and to be generous and willing to share.(B)

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10 sorrowful, yet always rejoicing;(A) poor, yet making many rich;(B) having nothing,(C) and yet possessing everything.(D)

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18 I counsel you to buy from me gold refined in the fire,(A) so you can become rich; and white clothes(B) to wear, so you can cover your shameful nakedness;(C) and salve to put on your eyes, so you can see.

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All this is evidence(A) that God’s judgment is right, and as a result you will be counted worthy(B) of the kingdom of God, for which you are suffering.

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17 Now if we are children, then we are heirs(A)—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings(B) in order that we may also share in his glory.(C)

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The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy[a] are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is proclaimed to the poor.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 11:5 The Greek word traditionally translated leprosy was used for various diseases affecting the skin.

17 I love those who love me,(A)
    and those who seek me find me.(B)
18 With me are riches and honor,(C)
    enduring wealth and prosperity.(D)
19 My fruit is better than fine gold;(E)
    what I yield surpasses choice silver.(F)
20 I walk in the way of righteousness,(G)
    along the paths of justice,
21 bestowing a rich inheritance on those who love me
    and making their treasuries full.(H)

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11 and you will receive a rich welcome into the eternal kingdom(A) of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.(B)

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16 Don’t be deceived,(A) my dear brothers and sisters.(B)

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